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High-fat diets increase chances of prostate cancer

Category: Prostate

Individuals who regularly consume fatty foods may benefit from PSA testing, as a new study has found that unhealthy diets may increase the risk of prostate cancer.

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University found that a high fat-diet results in the activation of a molecule that affects DNA transcription in organs in the abdominal cavity. The molecule can cause disruptions to genetic material that may result in abnormal growths, including prostate cancer.

"Our studies provide evidence that a high-fat diet increases the activation of [genetic molecules] along with elevated levels of [oxidative stress] components which might lead to intraprostatic inflammation," said Sanjay Gupta, who led the investigation.

"This study strengthens the link between a high-fat diet - typical of "Western style" high-fat diet - as a potential cause of prostatic diseases including BPG and prostate cancer," he said.


Gupta added that previous studies have shown high-fat diets to increase the chances that a man will develop benign prostate growths, but this study provides new information about the risk of developing more harmful conditions such as cancer.