Research suggests that men’s diets can affect their risk for prostate cancer. Almost 12% of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lifetime, according to the National Institutes of Health.

References

  1. Castello A, Boldo E, Amiano P, et al. Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with low risk of aggressive prostate cancer: MCC-Spain Study. J Urol. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2017.08.087
  2. Jamnagerwalla J, Howard LE, Allott EH, et al. Serum cholesterol and risk of high-grade prostate cancer: results from the REDUCE study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2017; published online ahead of print.
  3. Reger MK, Zollinger TW, Liu Z, Jones JF, Zhang J. Dietary intake of isoflavones and coumestrol and the risk of prostate cancer in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial [published online November 8, 2017]. Inter J Cancer. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31095

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Men's Health Nutrition Prostate Cancer