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Consumption of a diet high in milk-derived fat is shown to increase the abundance of sulphite-reducing bacteria by altering bile composition, leading to inflammation and colitis in genetically susceptible mice.
Dietary-fat-induced taurocholic acid promotes pathobiont expansion and colitis in Il10−/− mice