Gut bacteria may be responsible for bowel disorders including cancers

[BadHare]

Gut bacteria may be responsible for bowel disorders including cancers

Read more: newscientist.com/article/22...

Evidence is mounting that some bowel cancers are caused by bacteria. One microbe seems to trigger a distinct type of mutation in our DNA, which can be seen in up to one in 10 cases of colon cancer.

“It’s the first bacteria ever shown to change DNA and be carcinogenic,” says Hans Clevers of the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Colon cancers are usually seen as stemming from random genetic mutations, with smoking and an unhealthy diet raising our risk. But more recently, suspicions have grown about certain gut bacteria, including a strain of E. coli that produces a substance that can damage our DNA.

Read more: newscientist.com/article/22...

[Marz]

And Low Vitamin D - see chart on Grassrootshealth ...

[BadHare in reply to Marz]

Yes, & B12 & folate, & every other micronutrient is important for keeping us healthy!

I tried to copy the vitamin D chart but it wouldn’t paste from my phone. Easy enough to find on the website for anyone interested.

[penny in reply to Marz]

Ditto.