The dairy favourite, which contains naturally occurring cancer-fighting bacteria, could reduce bowel cancer risk by as much as 20 per cent, if eat daily, experts have claimed. According to Bowel Cancer UK, a lack of fibre—the indigestible parts of plants that support digestion—is responsible for an alarming 28 per cent of all bowel cancer cases in the UK. While bowel cancer is strongly linked to obesity, experts say it's increasingly affecting people who are otherwise fit and healthy. Around 44,000 cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year, with around 130,000 in the US. According to Cancer Research UK, 54 per cent of bowel cancer cases are preventable.

Source: The Times August 03, 2025 10:00 UTC