Feb. 14, 2025 — Grab a spoon: Eating at least two servings of yogurt a week may help protect you from cancer in a particular part of the colon.. According to a new study in the journal Gut ...

Colon cancer rates are rising, especially among younger adults, but a new study suggests that diet could play a role in prevention. Researchers found that people who ate yogurt at least twice a ...

Humans have been eating yogurt for millennia. Ancient texts reference its health-promoting properties. Now a new study finds yogurt may reduce the risk of certain types of colon cancer.

Ugai S et al. Long-Term Yogurt Intake and Colorectal Cancer Incidence Subclassified by Bifidobacterium Abundance in Tumor. Gut Microbes. February 12, 2025.

While the death rates from colorectal cancer have been dropping in older adults, rates have been increasing by about 1% per year since the mid-2000s in people under 55. The new yogurt study adds ...

You don’t need to “detox” your colon, but certain foods are known to naturally support colon health and function, reducing ...

A serving of yogurt is 6 ounces, so having at least 12 ounces of yogurt on a weekly basis may help lower your colorectal cancer risk. Also of note: "Plain yogurt is better than sweetened yogurt ...

To investigate whether yogurt consumption affects colorectal cancer risk, the researchers in this study used data from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study ...

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Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

While eating yogurt didn't lower the risk for all types of colorectal cancer, it was linked to lower odds of developing colorectal tumors that contain Bifidobacterium.Specifically, the researchers ...