Kefir reduces the incidence of pre-neoplastic lesions in an animal model for colorectal cancer

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of regular consumption of milk kefir on the development of pre-neoplastic colonic lesions. Thirty Wistar rats received water (Control group) or milk (Milk group) or kefir (Kefir group) during five weeks. After that, colonic lesions were chemically induced and...

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Main Authors: Sandra Aparecida dos Reis, Lisiane Lopes da Conceição, Mariana Moura e Dias, Nathane Paes Siqueira, Damiana Diniz Rosa, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Sérgio Luis Pinto da Matta, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618306261