The Link Between Obesity and Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer
“Some of the best data we have is that obesity increases the risk of not just getting prostate cancer but actually dying from prostate cancer,” explains Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. “Obese men are 35 percent more likely to die from prostate cancer.”
The risk is significant and that’s why Dr. Freedland counsels his patients on small, everyday changes they can make in their diet which can lead to weight loss, “I’ve studied this area for a while, I’ve talked to a lot of dieticians, and amazingly there are just two things, I can get the dietitians to agree on: trans-fats are bad and simple sugars are not good.”
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“Some of the best data we have is that obesity increases the risk of not just getting prostate cancer but actually dying from prostate cancer,” explains Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. “Obese men are 35 percent more likely to die from prostate cancer.”
The risk is significant and that’s why Dr. Freedland counsels his patients on small, everyday changes they can make in their diet which can lead to weight loss, “I’ve studied this area for a while, I’ve talked to a lot of dieticians, and amazingly there are just two things, I can get the dietitians to agree on: trans-fats are bad and simple sugars are not good.”
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.
Prevention & Screening: Risk Factors
Based on the data, here’s what we know, and don’t know, about prostate cancer and everything from sugar to red meat.
Prevention & Screening: Diet
Based on the data, here’s what we know, and don’t know, about prostate cancer and everything from sugar to red meat.