High-fat diet linked to intestinal stem cell changes, increased risk for cancer

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Over the past decade, studies have found that obesity and eating a high-fat, high-calorie diet are significant risk factors for many types of cancer. Now, a new study reveals how a high-fat diet makes the cells of the intestinal lining more likely to become cancerous.

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