IBD (including ulcerative colitis, which increases the risk of colorectal cancer dramatically) is also increasing in developed/westernized countries.[1]
It's unclear how much of this is is due to changes in diet, hygiene hypothesis, or environmental pollutants/endocrine disruptors.
It's unclear how much of this is is due to changes in diet, hygiene hypothesis, or environmental pollutants/endocrine disruptors.
I wish we understood this better.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4020403/