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

Yogurt is not only just part of a delicious breakfast. A new study led by Mass General Brigham researchers found it may also have protective benefits against a certain type of aggressive colon cancer.

It makes knowing the signs of a developing medical condition and taking steps to prevent it all the more valid. Below, we discuss colorectal cancer risk factors, its signs and things you can incorporate into your daily life to lower your risk of developing colorectal cancer and a cancer diagnosis.

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).

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

The study released Wednesday found that people who ate two or more servings of yogurt per week tended to have lower rates of a particularly aggressive form of colorectal cancer. "Our study provides unique evidence about the potential benefit of yogurt,