Cholesterol and fat diet, the mix that hurts the prostate – Nutrition

( ANSA) – High fat diet, high cholesterol and prostate problems, ranging from benign (enlarged) hyperplasia to the tumor. Among these conditions, there is a "dangerous" link, not to be ignored, on which the experts of the Siu, Italian Society of Urology, draw their attention.
Urologists are inspired by two international studies. The first, published in the magazine "Prostate", examined about 36 thousand men between 40 and 99 years old, including nearly 9 thousand with high cholesterol, for a period between one and 14 years: it appeared that those who had the propensity to maintain or develop high cholesterol levels, also "supported" by a high-fat diet, was nearly 25% more likely to lead to prostate hypertrophy.
The second, published in the newspaper "Oncotarget", badyzed 767 men with a prostate neoplasm, pointing out that hypercholesterolemia was linked to an incidence of more than 37% for the development of the tumor.
"In a preventive way – explains the professor Vincenzo Mirone, responsible for the communication of Siu – a useful strategy is to intervene on the correction of the diet, limiting the contribution of fats".
The first urological council is to take advantage of the summer to improve nutrition. Yes to cereals, legumes and vegetables, fish and meat (red and white as long as lean), cooked tomatoes, high in lycopene, and broccoli, dried fruits and sugar-free drinks such as green tea.
These topics will also be at the center of the # Controllati2018 campaign, organized in pharmacy by Siu, which will begin in November. (ANSA).