The US National Academy of Sciences estimated that 40% of men's
cancers are affected by nutrition, suggesting that improvements
in diet and dietary supplements can help to prevent and, possibly,
treat the diseases.
The What Doctors Don't Tell You panel offered the following
advice:
Adopt a low fat, high fibre, high complex carbohydrate
diet
Avoid alcohol
Eat soy products, a rich source of isoflavinoids - naturally
occurring antioxidants like vitamins C and E- which inhibit
the growth of prostate cancer (Ed.- There is division in
the nutrition world about the real benefits of soy products.
See Soy
side-effects)
Increase fibre intake. Fibre, especially water-soluble
fibre like cellulose, binds to oestrogen and testosterone,
thus reducing the levels in the body
Avoid exposure to oestrogens. One review suggested that
exposure at birth to oestrogenic chemicals in foods such
as cow's milk may be linked to the doubling of testicular
cancer and the decline in sperm counts in Western countries.
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Eat zinc-rich foods and consider a zinc supplement. Zinc
protects against cadmium build up in the body. Men with
the worst forms of prostate cancer have the highest cadmium
levels and the lowest zinc levels. Treatment with zinc can
reduce the size of an enlarged prostate
Make sure you have sufficient essential fatty acids (EFAs),
especially the omega-6 variety found in Evening Primrose
Oil