High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon
Colorectal cancer, the third most common type of cancer worldwide, has been linked to an increased prevalence of the Western diet: one high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium. Now, scientists have shown what happens to colon tissue when mice are fed such a diet: an inflammatory response that could be the trigger for carcinogenic processes.
January 2, 2010 · by webmaster · in Nutritional News · Tags: colon-tissue, diet, increased-prevalence, most-common, oncalldiets, one-high, the-third, the-trigger
