Colon Cancer Linked to Low Diversity of Gut Bacteria
People who have a less diverse population of bacteria in their gastrointestinal tracts may be more likely to get colon cancer, a new study suggests.
Researchers also found that people who were diagnosed with colon cancer had fewer beneficial bacteria, and more harmful bacteria than people without the disease.
"For the first time, we found that colorectal cancer patients have a different gut bacteria composition than healthy subjects," said study author Jiyoung Ahn, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the NYU School of Medicine in New York.
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http://www.livescience.com/41767-colon-cancer-gut-bacteria-diversity.html
Image: Intestinal bacteria via National Geographic
Image credit: Martin Oeggerli
We may merely be transportation systems for our bacteria.
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ReplyDeleteEric Ramos stop saying comment...and just comment!! =)
ReplyDeleteOk, just seeing if it would "stick". We need more yogurt and local, raw honey. And "local" raw honey may help reduce symptoms of seasonal allergies to pollen. But I digress...:)
ReplyDeleteI did!
ReplyDeleteWe carry an order of magnitude more bacteria than the number our own cells in our body. And whoever made that false color picture made them look like delicious candy :P
ReplyDeleteLike jelly beans and gummy bears put through a meat grinder...
ReplyDeleteAlso fecal transplants is a thing. It's being tested as a cure for diarrhea caused by loss of bacterial cultures in the colon following harsh antibiotic treatments.
ReplyDeleteSome have also argued that it may be beneficial for babies if the mother defecates during birth as we are born without the necessary bacterial cultures and this could help. I'm a bit skeptical on this one :)