“Diets high in animal fat and low in fiber are associated with metabolic syndrome — a collection of conditions including abdominal obesity, elevated blood sugar levels and high blood pressure,” said Dr. Michael Schwartz, a urologist at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology in New Hyde Park, N.Y.
“It has been known for some time that this type of diet can elevate risk of diabetes, heart attack, stroke and various cancers,” he said.
Now, “this study provides evidence for what many of us have for years been telling our patients with prostate cancer — or patients who are interested in prostate cancer prevention,” Schwartz said.
He added that the anti-cancer effects of exercise might play a role as well, in that men in the study who ate healthier might also have exercised more.
The research was published online June 1 in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
Copyright HealthDay News, June 2015