Results found that the mice who were both infected with E coli NC101 and ate a low-carb diet produced a toxic compound called colibactin, which can damage colon cell DNA and cause polyps to form.

A Canadian study warns that low-carb diets like keto may increase the risk of colon cancer by promoting toxic compounds linked to colorectal cancer. Mice studies show a low-carb diet combined with E.

Colon cancer has been on the rise in Americans ... like HMGA1 are known to respond to stressors like genetic mutations, infection and inflammation triggered by a poor diet — overactivation ...

infection and other environmental cues." Chronic gut inflammation caused by modern diets high in ultra-processed foods has been linked with a higher risk of developing colon cancer and may help ...