Report links obesity to advanced prostate cancer

This report, which considered the results from 104 studies involving more than nine million men, looked at diet, nutrition, physical activity, weight and the risk of prostate cancer. It also found strong evidence that being tall – a marker of developmental factors in the womb, childhood and adolescence – increases the risk of prostate cancer. The report found limited evidence for a link between diets high in dairy products or calcium and an increased risk of prostate cancer, and low blood levels of vitamin E or selenium and an increased risk of developing cancer.  The report recommends maintaining a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and being physically active to reduce your risk of cancer. These recommendations seem both sensible and well founded.   Who produced the report? The report was produced by the World Cancer Research Fund International as part of their Continuous Update Project. This report aims to update a report from 2007 by analysing global prostate cancer prevention and survival research linked to diet, nutrition, physical activity and weight. The results were well reported by the media.   What evidence did the report look at? The report is based on the findings of a systematic review performed by a team at Imperial College London, and its interpretation by a panel of independent experts. The systematic review included randomised controlled trials, and cohort and case-control studies identified from the Medline database. The results fr...
Source: NHS News Feed - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Obesity Source Type: news