Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responders into responders

Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by mleonhard on Friday February 05, 2021 @05:09PM (#26041853)

Is mustard oil used in a lot of Indian cuisine? I wonder if that has something to do with the high rates of heart disease in people of Indian descent?

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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by hnick on Friday February 05, 2021 @05:16PM (#26041911)

I have no firsthand knowledge of Indian home cooking, but here's an article about it which claims it's common.

https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/02/mustard-oil-guide.html

From what I've seen in passing most people attribute rising heart disease to economic prosperity leading to a more westernised diet but I haven't really looked into it.

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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by neeleshs on Friday February 05, 2021 @06:56PM (#26042714)

More common in some northern states than in south India.

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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by LordAtlas on Saturday February 06, 2021 @12:20AM (#26044331)

"Indian cuisine" is not a monolith and in fact, regional cuisines are disparate, contrary to the image derived from Indian restaurant menus abroad. Some parts of India like West Bengal (which is in east India) famously use mustard oil in a lot of their cooking. Other parts of the country never use it.

(I'm Indian.)

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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by markdown on Friday February 05, 2021 @05:55PM (#26042276)

I've only seen it used to make Aam ka achaar (mango pickle)

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