vrijdag 11 september 2009

Prebiotics may help to contain early-stage colon cancer

A recent German study shows that fermentation products of prebiotic fibres stop cell growth and promote cell death in early-stage cancer cells in the colon.

Scientists have long speculated about the ability of prebiotic fibres, such as inulin, to help prevent cancer in the gut. Clinical evidence indeed suggests that there is such a link, but so far it has remained unclear which cellular mechanisms are involved in the protective action of prebiotics.
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