Their findings? Those who ate more yogurt had a 20% lower risk of colon cancer if their tumors contained Bifidobacterium. What's more, this effect was much more noticeable in cancers that started in the proximal colon (or the first part of the large intestine).

Mass General Brigham researchers have found that eating yogurt over time can help protect against colon cancer: ‘The connection between diet, the gut microbiome, and risk of colorectal

In a nutshell Long-term yogurt consumption (two or more servings weekly) was associated with a 20% lower risk of developing certain types of colorectal cancer, specifically, those containing Bifidobacterium bacteria,

Eating yogurt regularly may reduce the long-term risk for a certain type of colon cancer, according to researchers at Mass General Brigham.

A new study tied eating at least 2 servings of yogurt per week to a lower risk of an aggressive type of colorectal cancer.