https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury...hy-prostate-says-latest-study-20191023-p533kg Although there have been some mighty studies to ascertain how diet affects prostate cancer, only a few pointers have emerged. Otherwise, the evidence remains thin. But every now and then, something flares in the media. A large review, led by the Mayo Clinic and published this week, warned American men that high consumption of dairy products is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. The review analysed studies involving more than a million men to assess the risks associated with plant and animal-based foods. A recent study shows high consumption of dairy products is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Some patterns emerged. While plant-based diets were associated with a lower risk, associations with animal-based diets were mixed. There was no clearly raised risk for red, white or processed meats and fish. But there was for dairy, and the researchers noted that in Asian countries, where dairy consumption is low, prostate cancer rates are low, too. eating mushrooms may help to prevent prostate cancer in middle-age and older men. Compared with those who ate no mushrooms, those who had them once or twice a week appeared to have an 8 per cent lower risk of prostate cancer. For those who had them three times or more times a week, the risk was 17 per cent lower. A Japanese study showed that eating mushrooms may be conducive to a healthy prostate. Marina Oliphant The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, followed 36,000 men for 13 years, but it did not describe the types of mushrooms eaten nor the mechanism behind the apparent benefit. In the past, men have been told coffee has a positive effect, as do cruciferous vegetables, such broccoli. They have been advised to eat good fats from cold-water fish, seeds, nuts, olive and other vegetable oil, to help prevent inflammation. Berries and green tea have been recommended because they are packed with antioxidants. One review found men who drank five cups of green tea daily had a lower risk of prostate cancer. Cooked tomatoes were regarded as being very good for prostate cancer but this was revised a couple of years ago. Associate professor David Smith, a prostate cancer epidemiologist at Cancer Council NSW, says that measuring lifetime dietary intake is complicated and caution is needed because there are so many possible confounding factors. “We do recommend, however, that people take their nutrients from fresh foods rather than supplements,” he says. Professor Gary Wittert, head of the Discipline of Medicine at The University of Adelaide and director of the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, says the best men can do is to eat fresh, unprocessed, real food with lots of herbs and spices, which contain powerful antioxidants. Drinking enough water is important too. Wittert says processed meat is not good for prostate cancer and neither is alcohol. Jill Margo is an adjunct associate professor at the University of NSW, Sydney.
The irony is so thick you'd have to take some statins to clear your clogged arteries. "Mayo" clinic. *rolls eyes*
My wife turned me on to mushroom coffee recently, which is a mix between regular coffee and several varieties of powdered mushrooms. It sounds disgusting but the earthiness of the mushrooms actually pairs well with the coffee. So according to this article, daily mushroom intake is probably a good thing for the ol' prostate.