Eating yoghurts regularly could slash the risk of men getting cancer, research found.
Those having at least two servings a week were 19% less likely to have a benign colonic tumour.
And regular eaters were 26% less likely to have tumours likely to become cancerous.
A study of 88,000 subjects found a couple of weekly servings cut the chances of having dangerous growths which can lead to bowel cancer.
Every four years, the 32,600 men and 55,700 women provided information on their lifestyle and diet to Washington University and Harvard Medical School.
The scientists believe yoghurt may improve the type and amount of bacteria living in the gut, which can improve health.
There appeared to be no link between yoghurt consumption and tumours in women.
Xiaobin Zheng, of Washington University, said the “two common probiotics used in yoghurt... may reduce levels of carcinogens”.
