There is some evidence to suggest that foods rich in vitamin E, selenium and lycopene (found in most tomato products) may dramatically decrease both the incidence and mortality rate of prostate cancer. However, research has produced conflicting evidence.
Scientists from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda set out to determine whether a healthy diet might protect against prostate cancer.
They randomised 1,350 healthy men to a dietary intervention or a control group for the four-year study. The 689 men in the intervention group received intensive nutrition counselling to consume a diet low in fat and high in fruits, vegetables and fibre.
The control group received only a standard brochure on a healthy diet. PSA levels were measured at baseline and annually thereafter for four years. Any new diagnoses of prostate cancer during the study period were recorded. The incidence of prostate cancer was similar across the two groups – 19 of the control and 22 of the intervention participants were diagnosed with the disease by the end of the study.
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