Low Fat Diets & Prostate Cancer ~ HGH Academy

While many of us are aware that eating a low fat diet is healthy and beneficial to our bodies, a study has shown that unfortunately, it does not appear to protect men against prostate cancer.

The study uses a sampling group of 1,350 men, half of whom received intensive counseling to embark on a low-fat diet that was rich in fiber, fruits and vegetables. The other group of men did not make any changes to their regular diets.

Researchers then measured the risk of prostate cancer in terms of the levels of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in the mens blood. This PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland, which increase likely indicates the onset of prostate cancer.

The researchers then updated their records every year, taking note of the PSA levels as well as the time when, and if, the men were diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The results were similar across the two groups, meaning that the same proportion of men developed prostate cancer in the two groups. This indicates that a low fat diet does not seem to play a part in reducing prostate cancer risk.

Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2002;20:3570-3571, 3592-3598.