Assertion: starch | /r/CapableOf | reduce colon cancer risk
Facets:
value: by decreasing ph
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Once in our colon, starches have been found to have the same benefits as fiber: softening and bulking our stools, and reducing colon cancer risk by decreasing pH, increasing short-chain fatty acid production, reducing products of protein fermentation—also known as products of putrefaction—and decreasing secondary bile products.