How does diet influence prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among adult men and is no less than the third leading cause of cancer death in men. It is a public health problem.

How does diet influence prostate cancer?

We have observed that obese patients suffer from more aggressive prostate cancer. The reason for this is not entirely clear, but it is a reality. Diet therefore has a clear impact on prostate cancer.

What are the advantages of a good diet in relation to the diagnosis?

A balanced diet, rich in antioxidants, reduces the risk of any cancer and, of course, that of prostate cancer. Once diagnosed, I ask patients to follow an intermittent fasting diet that is also rich in protein. This allows them to lose weight, which facilitates surgery and notably reduces the risk of complications.

On the other hand, exercise and proteins are essential in order not to lose muscle mass and to recover continence soon after prostatectomy.

What eating habits should a prostate cancer patient adopt?

Diet is of vital importance in patients with advanced prostate cancer who are under the effects of hormone therapy.

This treatment causes loss of bone mass and muscle mass, so we propose to our patients a diet low in carbohydrates and rich in calcium and vegetable protein.

In addition, it is necessary to associate sun for the increase of vitamin D and physical exercise, for example, long walks with stops in the popular bio-healthy parks that are installed in our environment.

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Specifically, they should take:

  • Foods rich in vitamin D: fatty fish such as tuna, mackerel, sardines and salmon, fish broth, as well as egg yolk.
  • Foods rich in calcium such as: dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese, semi-skimmed or skimmed curds better), fish and seafood (mainly, those that can be taken with bones such as anchovies or sardines, and others such as sea bream, clams, clams, clams, cockles, cockles, rooster, scampi, prawns, tuna and hake), legumes (they have calcium and for it to be absorbed better it is important to respect the cooking time), vegetables (spinach, chard, broccoli) and nuts (almonds and sesame, but it is important to control the amount in overweight people because it has many calories).
  • Avoid excessive consumption of salt: it produces a loss of calcium. It can be substituted by other seasonings such as oregano, parsley, dill, curry, etc.