India, March 6 -- Recent research has revealed a troubling connection between low-fiber diets, specific gut bacteria, and colorectal cancer. Scientists at the University of Toronto found that when these factors interact with certain genetic conditions, they form what experts describe as a "perfect storm" for cancer development.
"Colorectal cancer has always been thought of as being caused by a number of different factors, including diet, gut microbiome, environment and genetics," said senior author Alberto Martin, a professor of immunology at U of T's Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
"Our question was, does diet influence the ability of specific bacteria to cause cancer?"
Led by Martin and postdoctoral fellow Bhupesh Thakur, the research tea...