Prostate cancer: what foods increase the risk

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Experts have studied the diet of 319 patients. From prostate cancer die more often those who consumed red meat, dairy products, palm and coconut oils.

Saturated fats increase the chance of developing cancer of the prostate in men several times. To such conclusion scientists of the Medical research centre at McGill University. The results of the study reported on the portal Medicalxpress November 29.

Red meat, dairy products, palm and coconut oils, which contain large amounts of saturated fats, leading to excessive expression of oncogene MYC.

Experts have studied the diet of 319 patients. Those people who consumed foods with high levels of saturated fat were four times more likely to die from prostate cancer. Scientists say that the results of their work can be applied in the preparation of special diets for cancer patients.

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