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ArticleNutrients2026

Association Between the Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota (DI-GM) and Colorectal Cancer in the PLCO Cohort.

Bezawit E Kase, Angela D Liese, Jiajia Zhang, Elizabeth Angela Murphy, Susan E Steck

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Article in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bezawit E KaseDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Angela D LieseDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7022-0178
Jiajia ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Elizabeth Angela MurphyDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine Columbia, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.
Susan E SteckDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3201-9537

Funding

The Center for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of South Carolina (CLINTRUSC)P20GM155896 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI JAMES R HEBERT, FRANCIS G SPINALE · 2024 to 2026
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NCI NIH HHS U01 CA272977-01NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM155896
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe study aimed to examine the association between a dietary index for gut microbiota (DI-GM) and the risk of incident colorectal cancer (CRC). Clarifying the role of diet-induced alterations in the composition and function of gut microbiota on the development of CRC can contribute to prevention efforts.

methodsParticipants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening trial enrolled in the intervention arm and who completed baseline assessments were included in the analysis (

resultsA total of 735 incident CRC were identified over 650,470 person-years of follow-up. During < 5 years of follow-up, those with higher diet quality (DI-GM scores above 67th percentile) had an 18% lower risk of incident CRC (HR

conclusionsDiet quality measured using the DI-GM was associated with the risk of CRC in the first five years of follow-up in a large prospective cohort study. A diet that enhances the composition and function of gut microbiota may contribute to reduction in CRC risk.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsDietGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAgedFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRisk Factorscancercolorectal cancerdietdietary index for gut microbiotagut microbiome

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