High fat diet may abet prostate cancer progression
July 6th, 2008 Posted in alternative treatmentsResearchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston report that diets high in saturated fat may increase the risk of prostate cancer progression
In a follow up study of men who had their cancerous prostates removed, researchers found that men who consumed higher amounts of saturated fat — mostly from steaks, burgers, cheese, ice cream, salad dressings, and mayonnaise — were nearly two times more likely to experience disease progression after surgery than men with lower saturated fat intake.
These results expand upon the team’s previous finding linking obesity with prostate cancer progression “and suggest that saturated fat intake plays a role in prostate cancer progression.