DIETARY SULFUR (PROCESSED MEAT AND DIET SODAS) LINKED TO COLORECTAL CANCER
DIETARY SULFUR (PROCESSED MEAT AND DIET SODAS) LINKED TO COLORECTAL CANCER
Check out this summary in Practice Update about a recent study in the journal Gastroenterology linking dietary sources of SULFUR (such as processed meat and artificially sweetened beverages) to an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
“Sulfur-metabolizing microbes, which convert dietary sources of sulfur into genotoxic hydrogen sulfide (H2S), have been associated with development of colorectal cancer (CRC).”
“Foods associated with higher sulfur microbial diet scores included increased consumption of processed meats and low-calorie drinks and lower consumption of vegetables and legumes. Increased sulfur microbial diet scores were associated with risk of distal colon and rectal cancers, after adjusting for other risk factors.”
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