Association Between Sulfur-Metabolizing Bacterial Communities in Stool and Risk of Distal Colorectal Cancer in Men

Diets high in processed meats and low-calorie drinks, and low in vegetables and legumes, can increase the number of sulfur-metabolizing microbes in the colon, which increase risk for colorectal cancer.

Source: Gastroenterology - January 19, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Long H. Nguyen, Wenjie Ma, Dong D. Wang, Yin Cao, Himel Mallick, Teklu K. Gerbaba, Jason Lloyd-Price, Galeb Abu-Ali, A. Brantley Hall, Daniel Sikavi, David A. Drew, Raaj S. Mehta, Cesar Arze, Amit D. Joshi, Yan Yan, Tobyn Branck, Casey DuLong, Kerry L. Iv Source Type: research