Their findings? Those who ate more yogurt had a 20% lower risk of colon cancer if their tumors contained Bifidobacterium. What's more, this effect was much more noticeable in cancers that started in the proximal colon (or the first part of the large intestine).

Eating yogurt regularly may reduce the long-term risk for a certain type of colon cancer, according to researchers at Mass General Brigham.

Mass General Brigham researchers have found that eating yogurt over time can help protect against colon cancer: ‘The connection between diet, the gut microbiome, and risk of colorectal