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The role of diet in the etiology of cancer has received increasing attention in the last ten years (1-5). Consumption of milk reduced the incidence of human stomach cancer induced by alkylating agents (6). Human subjects (7) and experimental animals (8) receiving dietary supplements of Lactobacillus acidophilus exhibited significantly lower levels of fecal enzymes associated with colon carcinogenesis. In addition, extracts prepared from L. bulgaricus, L. casei, and L. acidophilus spent media were shown to inhibit the growth of Sarcoma and Ehrlich tumors, suggesting that lactobacillic cultures have an antitumorigenic effect (9,10).
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Croce, C.D., Morichetti, E., Bronzetti, G., Salvadori, C., Macri, E. (1993). Antimutagenic Investigations on Commercial Yogurt. In: Bronzetti, G., Hayatsu, H., De Flora, S., Waters, M.D., Shankel, D.M. (eds) Antimutagenesis and Anticarcinogenesis Mechanisms III. Basic Life Sciences, vol 61. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2984-2_11
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