It has been well formed at this point that a high-fat diet is associated with an increased risk of suffering from colon cancer, but how the two remain together remain unclear. It changed with a new study of researchers with MIT, Harvard Medical School, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. At least when it comes to mice, a high-fat diet ‘hides’ cancer cells from the immune system.

The immune cells monitor the body for abnormal cells that need to be destroyed, help prevent the development of various diseases and other health problems. Some immune cells work by looking for what the researchers ‘tag’ in cells, which help them tell whether cells are normal and healthy or abnormal.

In the case of intestinal cells, this study found that a high-fat diet pressed the ‘tag’ called MHC-II, which triggered immune cells to destroy old cells or potentially pre-cancer before they become a big problem. Abnormal cells with a pressed ‘tag’ caused by a high-fat diet can avoid detection of the immune system, which has the potential to allow them to remain and grow into cancer tumors.

In addition, this study found that eating a high-fat diet also caused changes in intestinal bacteria, increased bacteria levels that could increase MHC-II tags ‘.’ This change can help the immune system find and destroy abnormal cells. These findings can open the way for cancer treatment in the future, among others, change the microbiomas of the body to help clean cancer cells.

This is a recent study that details how diet composition can have a major impact on the body and how it functions. A recent study, for example, details how fructose changes intestinal cells in a way that encourages weight gain and obesity. The diet also affects intestinal bacteria, which also plays a big role in promoting health.