“But frequent nut consumption after diagnosis was associated with significantly reduced overall mortality”, the researchers said of their results, published online in the British Journal of Cancer.
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Prostate cancer before the age of 40 is very rare.
They identified 6,800 who developed prostate cancer.
Men who have prostate cancer could reduce their risk of death by eating nuts, new research suggests.
“Doctors treating men for prostate cancer hope a new national register will help to improve the mental and physical recovery of patients”. At baseline, patients who ate more nuts were more likely to take vitamin supplements, less likely to have high blood pressure, consumed more olive oil and tomatoes, drank more alcohol, and had a higher Mediterranean diet score.
“In the first part of the study, we asked the questions whether consuming more nuts prevents getting cancer”, Dr. Bao told HCB News.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed and second most lethal cancer for men.
Maureen Ternus, Executive Director at the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation, was of the view that consumption of 1.5 ounces of nuts on everyday basis is said to have a huge positive impact on one’s health.
The team found that non-metastatic prostate cancer patients who consumed nuts five or more times per week after diagnosis had a 34 percent lower rate of mortality when compared to those who ate nuts less than once a month.
Only 10 percent of the patients with prostate cancer died from the illness, while about one-third died from cardiovascular disease and other causes.
Prostate cancer affects 35,000 men a year in the United Kingdom and kills around 10,000.
Researchers also remarked that insulin resistance, a condition in which the cells of the body become resistant to the hormone insulin, may be a key factor in prostate cancer risk and progression. For pistachios its 45, peanuts come in at 28, 24 almonds are needed, cashews require 16 and walnut halves are 14.
Nuts also contain vital nutrients including protein, unsaturated fats, vitamins, proteins, phyto-chemicals and minerals.
“This is important”, states lead researcher, Ying Bao, MD, ScD, from the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, “since more men live with prostate cancer than die from it”.
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For men, it is recommended a diet rich lycopene and selenium because this two component can help reduce prostate cancer risk.
