Losing weight can protect against a range of chronic conditions, but certain ways of shedding pounds could raise risk of deadly diseases. A new study warns that a hugely popular weight loss diet keto could increase risk of colon cancer, the condition fast rising among young people.
The study carried out by a group of Canadian researchers published in the Nature journal warns against low-carb diets such as keto to get rid of excess weight as this may promote the growth of toxic compounds linked to colorectal cancer in the intestine.
