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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer
in American men. Approximately 200,000 new cases are diagnosed
every year and there are approximately 31,000 deaths from
the disease annually.
Making dietary
changes and exercising on a regular basis may slow
the progress of prostate cancer.
Studies from around the world suggest
that staying within a healthy
weight range and eating more plant-based foods
and fewer animal products can possibly delay or prevent the
development of prostate cancer.
Evidence is mounting that foods rich
in vitamin E and the mineral selenium may dramatically decrease
both the incidence of prostate cancer and the risk of dying
from it.
Men who take those nutritional supplements
in certain doses actually suffer less prostate cancer and
a lower mortality rate due to prostate cancer.
Researchers recommend that men increase
their intake of these vitamins and minerals through whole
foods. Seafood, meat and Brazil nuts are good selenium sources,
while vegetable oils, sweet potatoes, avocados, and nuts are
rich in vitamin E.
Men who consume higher levels of lycopene,
a nutrient found in most tomato products, have also been shown
to have a lower risk of prostate cancer.
American
Dietetic Association's Annual Meeting St. Louis October 22,
2001
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