Scientists Say a Common Food Could Be Fueling More UTIs Than Anyone Realized

Scientists Say a Common Food Could Be Fueling More UTIs Than Anyone Realized

New findings from researchers in Southern California are challenging what we know about how some UTIs begin.ElenaBoronina / Getty ImageKey PointsA new study in Clinical Microbiology suggests that nearly one in five UTIs in Southern California could be traced to E. coli from food animals, with rates even higher among women and residents of lower-income neighborhoods.By comparing thousands of E. coli samples from both retail meats and UTI patients…