A study published in Cell Research in July 2022 shows that a high-fat diet can lead to inflammation and possibly colorectal cancer. The study by Deng et al. showed that a high-fat diet increases the leptin receptors and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) in the intestinal stem cells (ISC).[1] Leptin is a hormone that regulates…
A high fat diet may lead to inflammation and colorectal cancer
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