Obese people are at higher risk of multiple types of cancer, but why? One explanation could be that obesity enhances the production of pro-inflammatory, and carcinogenic, bile acids by gut microorganisms. See Letter p.97
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Devkota, S., Turnbaugh, P. An acidic link. Nature 499, 37–38 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12404
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