Prostate
disorders are associated with age-related changes in steroid sex
hormones. After age 40, testosterone declines, and a testosterone
variant called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the female-associated
hormone estrogen increase. DHT stimulates cell growth and, in turn,
prostate enlargement. By inhibiting DHT elimination, estrogen has
the same effect.
Food and Nutrient Supplements:
Prostate dysfunction has been called a nutritional disease. It is
much more common in developed Western countries that emphasize
animal-derived foods, such as red meat, dairy products, and eggs,
all foods that tend to accumulate environmental toxins. In contrast,
fruit- and vegetable-rich diets exert a protective effect.
Scientific studies are challenging some entrenched views on what we
have traditionally considered nutritionally wholesome foods. For
example, growing evidence suggests that milk may be bad for the
prostate. Overall, countries that consume the most milk have the
highest incidence of prostate cancer. The culprit appears to be
milk’s calcium. Excessive calcium intake, regardless of source,
apparently suppresses the synthesis of a form of vitamin D that
inhibits prostate cancer.
In contrast, men who consume tomatoes, tomato-based foods (e.g.,
ketchup, pasta, etc.), guavas, watermelon, and pink grapefruit are
reportedly less likely to get prostate cancer. These foods contain a
powerful antioxidant agent called lycopene (see
www.lycopene.org)
that gives them their characteristic red color. Available as a
nutritional supplement, lycopene not only prevents prostate cancer
but also may reduce existing tumor size.
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