Am J Clin Nutr: Eating less meat and more vegetarian food can greatly reduce the risk of prostate cancer!

Plant-based diets are associated with multiple health benefits and favorable environmental impacts

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the plant-based diet index and the risk of prostate cancer, including clinically relevant diseases

This is a prospective cohort study that included 47,239 men in a follow-up study of health professionals (1986-2014)

The correlation between plant-based diet index and prostate cancer risk

During the follow-up, a total of 6655 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, of which 515 were in the advanced state at the time of diagnosis, 956 had fatal disease (metastasis or death), and 806 died of prostate cancer

In summary, the results of the study show that more healthy plant-based foods are associated with a lower risk of invasive prostate cancer, and men under the age of 65 benefit significantly from it

Loeb Stacy, Fu Benjamin C, Bauer Scott R et al.