If you eat this more than twice a week, it's possible to prevent certain colorectal cancer
Feb 13, 2025
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According to local media such as CBS News and USA Today, researchers at Mass General Brigham in the United States found that people who consumed yogurt more than twice a week had a lower incidence of aggressive forms of colorectal cancer. The study was published in the international journal 'Gut Microbes'.
The researchers analyzed more than 3,000 cases of colorectal cancer and more than 150,000 diets. The survey included questions about plain yoghurt and flavored yoghurt intake, as well as other dairy intake.
As a result of the study, no significant association was found between yogurt intake and the overall incidence of colorectal cancer, but it was confirmed that the incidence of Bifidobacterium-positive proximal (right) colorectal cancer was 20% lower. Proximal colorectal cancer is a type of colorectal cancer that occurs on the right side of the large intestine and is known to have a lower survival rate than distal colorectal cancer that occurs on the left side.
These findings have significant implications for the increasing trend of colon cancer among young people.
According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer-related cause of death in men and the fourth most common cancer-related cause in women, and about 53,000 people are expected to die from colon cancer this year. Colorectal cancer is increasing in young people, with patients under the age of 55 accounting for 20% of all new cases of colorectal cancer. It is pointed out that the mortality rate of colorectal cancer decreases in the elderly, while the age group under 55 has increased by about 1% per year since the mid-2000s.
The researchers believe that beneficial bacteria (probiotics) in yogurt can help reduce the risk of certain types of colorectal cancer by changing the intestinal microbial balance.
Dr. Andrew Chan, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham Healthcare System and co-director of the Project to Study Cancer Causes in Young People (PROSPECT), said "This study is significant in that it provides new research directions to investigate specific factors that increase the risk of colorectal cancer in young people."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
