Researchers find previously unknown links between microbial bile acids and the risk of colon cancer
Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk — in opposite directions — for developing colon cancer. The link between these bile acids and colon cancer risk was recently uncovered as scientists sought to better understand the relationship between gut microbes and our bodies.
