Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. The organization expects 333,830 new cases in the country in 2026.
Researchers have examined, among other things, whether a plant-based diet could make a difference.
In the Adventist Health Study-2, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, men who followed a vegan diet had a 35 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than men following the other diets examined.
Another study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, involving more than 2,000 men with prostate cancer, found that those who ate the most plant-based foods had a lower risk of both disease progression and recurrence.
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Many lack knowledge
Morning Consult surveyed 1,102 American men about diet and prostate cancer on behalf of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Only 20 percent had received information from a healthcare professional about the link between nutrition and the risk of developing the disease.
The survey also found that 66 percent would consider avoiding a particular food group after being informed about its potential link to prostate cancer.
Certain foods
The food group in question is milk and other dairy products, which only 20 percent of the men surveyed knew had been linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer.
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An analysis of 32 studies published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found evidence of a higher risk associated with greater consumption of dairy products.
A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, involving 3,612 men, also found that the group with the highest intake of low-fat dairy products had more than twice the risk compared with the group with the lowest intake.
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This article is made and published by Ida-Marie Palm Varbæk, who may have used AI in the preparation.