Veggie foods fight prostate cancer
A review of 25 studies shows that a plant-based diet can help slow prostate cancer. Writing in the journal Nutrition Reviews, scientists reported that prostate cancer patients who ate the most fruit, vegetables and pulses (peas, beans and lentils) and the least meat and dairy products lived longer. In contrast, men who ate the most saturated fat were three times more likely to die from prostate cancer than those who ate the least. Lead author Dr Susan Berkow says that high-fat, low-fibre diets fuel prostate cancer cell growth and that the key to improving the odds of survival is avoiding these foods in favour of fruits, vegetables, pulses and other cancer-fighting veggie foods.
Berkow SE, Barnard ND, Saxe GA and Ankerberg-Nobis T. 2007. Diet and Survival After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. Nutrition Reviews. 65 (9) 391-403.
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Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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