According to research, maintaining a healthy diet does not affect the risk of prostate cancer, but maintaining an unhealthy diet may increase the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. The research results are published in BJU International.
The study examined the diets of 15,296 men recruited in Spain between 1992 and 1996. During an average of 17 years of follow-up, 609 cases of prostate cancer were detected in these men. Diets are categorized as Western, Conservative, or Mediterranean. Western dietary habits include high consumption of high-fat dairy products, processed meats, refined grains, sweets, high-calorie beverages, delicious foods and sauces, and low consumption of dairy products and low-fat cereals. A high intake of low-fat dairy products, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and juices characterizes conservative eating. The Mediterranean diet includes lots of fish, vegetables, beans, boiled potatoes, fruits, olives and vegetable oils, but few liquids. No effect was found of the conservative and Mediterranean diets on the risk of prostate cancer, but adverse effects were observed with the Western diet. This effect was observed only for aggressive tumors.
“Our results suggest that avoiding unhealthy eating habits may be the best nutritional strategy for preventing aggressive prostate cancer,” said lead author Adela Costello-Pastor, Ph.D., of Instituto Saluda Carlos III and CIBERESP in Spain. "Replacing Western diets with foods typical of the Mediterranean diet may also reduce the risk of other chronic diseases," added co-author Marina Pollan, Ph.D., of the Carlos III Health Institute and CIBERESP. , in Spain. . "The information provided by the Spanish Group for European Studies on Cancer and Nutrition - or EPIC - contributes to increasing scientific knowledge about the relationship between diet and cancer and other chronic diseases", added the one of the main authors, Maria-José. Sánchez, MD, professor at the Andalusian School of Public Health, scientific director of ibs.GRANADA and researcher at CIBERESP, Spain. (ME TOO)
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