Meat & milk protect gut health

Study reveals how meat and milk proteins trigger the intestinal immune system allowing it to stop the birth of tumours in our guts, thereby protecting them

Eating meat and milk proteins act as antigens that prevent tumours from growing in human guts, specifically the small intestines, finds a study.

Experiments conducted by researchers led by the RIKEN Center for Integrative medical sciences (IMS) in Japan revealed how these proteins trigger the intestinal immune system, allowing it to effectively stop the birth of new tumours.