High Fiber Diets Can Help Cancer Treatments— Probiotics Don't
According to Mother Nature Network, a new study claims that using probiotic supplements could make cancer treatments worse.
The study, presented by the American Association for Cancer Research, monitored people with melanoma skin cancer, who were getting PD-1 blockade or checkpoint inhibition immune therapy.
They found that 40% percent of patients taking probiotics saw a decrease in their their gut microbe diversity.
But those who consumed high fiber diets, with whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, had a higher gut flora diversity and were five times as likely to have the therapy halt the growth of or shrink tumors.
Gut flora diversity is key for patients on immunotherapy, “because our microbiome plays a big role in activating our body’s immune response.”
Christine Spencer, a research scientist at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy added, “A lot of people have perceptions that probiotics will have health benefits, but that might not be the case for cancer patients.”
https://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/high-fiber-diets-improve-cancer-treatments-probiotics-make-things-worse
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