Doctors have learned which foods can lead to cancer of the rectum and colon

Scientists from Massachusetts have found a direct link between the intestinal microflora and cancer, and also found out which diet most often leads to the development of malignant tumors.

This is stated in their new study.

The study lasted 30 years and involved 133,000 people.

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, have observed that rectal and colon tumors correlate with diets rich in red and processed meats, as well as so-called. empty calories. The latter refers to foods high in sugar and fat with no nutritional value.

Previously, it was believed that the formation of tumors leads to a chronic inflammatory process caused, among other things, by malnutrition. But scientists have found that colibactin, a substance that is produced in the gut microbiome, most often leads to tumors.

Scientists plan to continue to study this substance.