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12/11/07
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Tomato Diet Can't Guarantee Prostate Health: Study
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FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Men who've been adding vitamin E or the tomato nutrient lycopene to their diets to cut their risk of prostate cancer may need to think again.
According to a new study, neither carotenoids (such as lycopene), retinol, nor tocopherols (forms of vitamin E) appear to reduce the odds of prostate malignancy -- findings that are in line with two other recent publications. "Our overall findings are null," said lead researcher Timothy Key, deputy director of the Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, U.K. "This large study does not support the hypothesis that consuming large amounts of these nutrients will reduce prostate cancer," he added. "That is disappointing, but that is the overall message." The findings are published in the September issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. His team examined the effect of the blood levels of 10 micronutrients on the risk of developing prostate cancer for almost 2 Read the Complete Article Similar content: Tomato-Broccoli Combo May Protect Against Prostate Cancer , in Prostate Cancer Low-Carb Diet May Slow Prostate Tumor Growth, in Prostate Cancer Study Supports Change to Prostate Cancer Biopsy , in Prostate Cancer Health Tip: Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate, in Prostate Cancer Health Tip: Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer |
