Walnuts may improve your colon health

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“Eating walnuts may change gut bacteria in a way that suppresses colon cancer, researchers led by UConn Health report in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.”

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M. Nakanishi et al, Effects of walnut consumption on colon carcinogenesis and microbial community structure, Cancer Prevention Research (2016). DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-16-0026

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