Researchers have found a direct link between polyunsaturated fats, most often found in fried foods, and to prostate Cancer. When these fats were reduced in the diets of mice, prostate cancer was less likely to occur.
The study centered on the most common oil utilized in Western cultures, corn oil. This oil is rich with omega 6 fatty acids which is major source of polyunsaturated fats.
In the mice models, the fat intake was reduced and the percentage of total calories from fat was a mere 12%. This simple change in diet caused a reduction in prostate cancer risk of nearly 30% when compared to the control group of mice eating a diet rich in fats (40% of total calories.)
Not only was the chance of contracting prostate cancer lowered, but the pre-cancerous cells (those that will most likely evolve into full blown cancer cells) grew more slowly in the mice with the fat reduced diet.
The results of this study mimics the results of other studies reporting a lower fat, higher fiber diet paired with overall body weight loss and
Exercise is the best way to prevent some forms of cancer. Researchers are not reporting definitively whether or not these changes will prevent 100% of prostate cancer cases in adults.
The method behind the reduced risk of prostate cancer may be linked to the increased levels of protein found in the blood of those following the reduced fat, high fiber diets.
