Scientists found that long-term yogurt consumption may lower the risk of a specific type of colorectal cancer—but only when tumors contain Bifidobacterium. Could yogurt’s impact on gut bacteria be the key to prevention?
Study: Long-term yogurt intake and colorectal cancer incidence subclassified by Bifidobacterium abundance in tumor. Image Credit: Oksana Mizina / Shutterstock
In a recent study published in the journal Gut Microbes, a team of researchers investigated whether regular yogurt intake is linked to reduced colorectal cancer risk, with a focus on tumors containing the beneficial Bifidobacterium bacteria. The study found that while yogurt consumption was not linked to a lower overall risk of colorectal cancer, it was associated with a reduced risk of a specific subtype—tumors that…