Study reveals anti-tumor properties of food antigens

Hiroshi Ohno, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical SciencesSmall intestinal tumors are much rarer than those in the colon, but the risk is higher in cases of familial adenomatous polyposis, and therefore the clinical use of elemental diets to treat inflammatory bowel disease or other gastrointestinal conditions in these patients should be considered very carefully."

Elemental diets are sometimes adopted by people without severe gastrointestinal conditions or allergies as a healthy way to lose weight or reduce bloating and inflammation. The new findings suggest that this could be risky and emphasizes that these kinds of diets should not be used without a doctor's recommendation.

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