A light diet may help prevent prostate cancer

　　Heredity: Please note if you have a family history

　　Have a family history of prostate cancer male , the incidence of prostate cancer will also be greatly increased.

　　Age: Mainly occurs in older men

　　Prostate cancer mainly occurs in older men. A group in the United States reported that approximately 30% of autopsies of men over 50 years old had prostate cancer, and 50% of men over 80 years old had prostate cancer.

　　Prostate cancer risk factors

　　The risk factors are complex, and currently known high-risk factors include age, race, heredity, diet, vasectomy, smoking, obesity, and other prostate lesions.

　　Prostate cancer health care: please exercise moderately

　　Although a few studies suggest that men who undergo vasectomy have an increased chance of developing prostate cancer, most studies disagree. In addition, studies have shown that benign prostatic hyperplasia, excessive obesity, lack of exercise , smoking, radiation, or sexually transmitted viruses may increase the incidence of prostate cancer. Older men with related risk factors need to be more vigilant, quit bad eating and living habits, and exercise moderately may be meaningful in preventing prostate cancer.

　　Dietary factors: control total calorie intake

　　Among the risk factors, the most preventive ones are dietary factors that induce prostate cancer. Studies have shown that excessive intake of fatty foods can increase the incidence of prostate cancer, while a diet containing soy protein can reduce its incidence. The incidence of prostate cancer among Chinese and Japanese immigrants in San Francisco is 3-7 times higher than that among native Americans. One of the important factors is that they eat more fatty foods than native Americans. Because excessive fat intake will lead to an increase in cholesterol synthesis, which will further lead to an increase in the synthesis of androgens based on cholesterol, and an increase in the ratio of testosterone in androgens is an important risk factor for prostate cancer. It is now believed that the ideal proportion of fat in the total calories in the diet is 10%-20%.

　　The lower incidence of prostate cancer in Asian countries is also related to higher food intake of soy protein. Because such foods are rich in phytoestrogens, their chemical structures are similar to estrogen in the human body, and they have a certain inhibitory effect on androgens. Of course, there are far more dietary factors that contribute to prostate cancer. For example, the catechin in green tea or the vitamin E and selenium in fresh vegetables and fruits can inhibit the occurrence of prostate cancer.

　　There are five ways to prevent prostate cancer with a light diet:

　　First, the proportion of fat in total food calories is less than 20%；

　　Second, consume 20-40 grams of soy products daily；

　　Third, selenium is 200 micrograms per day；

　　Fourth, 400-800 international units of vitamin E daily；

　　Fifth, drink more green tea. Three and four of them can also be replaced by eating more fresh vegetables and fruits.