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Diet and prostate cancer

Source: www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
Topic: Prostate
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Sort Desciption: Why should I improve my diet? There are several factors that can increase your risk of getting prostate cancer. These include increasing age, an African Caribbean background, a family history of prostate cancer and diet. ...

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Why should I improve my diet? There are several factors that can increase your risk of getting prostate cancer. These include increasing age, an African Caribbean background, a family history of prostate cancer and diet. You cannot alter most of these risk factors; however one thing you can control is your diet. By improving your diet, you can take control over your own health and actively do something to improve it. This will also have other health benets such as reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes. Research is emerging which suggests that some foods not only help to prevent prostate cancer, but may also slow down the growth of prostate cancer in men who already have the disease. The Western diet Westerners have higher rates of prostate cancer than people living in Far Eastern countries such as China and Japan. However, prostate cancer rates have increased in men who have migrated from Japan to the USA. Researchers think that this may be due to the Western diet. This view is supported by the fact that cancer rates have been increasing in Eastern countries since more people have begun to eat more Western foods. Over the last 50 years, the British diet has included less fruit and vegetables and more saturated fats and meat products. This change may increase the risk of men developing prostate cancer over many years. Prevention of prostate cancer Several studies show that eating certain foods may reduce your risk of developing prostate ...

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