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red meat increased the risk by 38 percent. The researchers also found

that eating four or more servings of vegetables daily was associated

with a 32 percent reduction in risk, consuming high amounts of lean

protein was associated with a 15 percent risk reduction, and that

regular, moderate alcohol consumption (no more than two drinks a day)

was associated with a 38 percent decline in BPH risk.

-- Obesity is associated with an 80 percent increase in the risk of

high-grade, aggressive prostate cancer. What's more, in men who are

at high risk of prostate cancer because of prostate cancer occurring in

a first-degree relative, the distribution of body fat may also

contribute to increased prostate-cancer risk. "Apple-shaped"

men, who store fat in the abdominal area, have a nearly two-fold

increased risk of both low- and high-grade prostate cancer. The

mechanisms behind the link between obesity and the most aggressive,

fatal form of prostate cancer are believed to involve both steroid

hormones and systemic inflammation. "Obesity is a massive

inflammatory condition," Kristal said. "It also increases

levels of circulating estrogens and growth factors that promote cell

growth."

-- A high-calcium diet, calcium supplements and antacids may increase the

risk of advanced prostate cancer. In men who consume more than 1,200 mg

per day (equivalent to four or more glasses of milk), the risk of

aggressive cancer increases by more than 100 percent. High intake of

calcium suppresses blood levels of the active form of vitamin D, a

hormone that may protect against prostate cancer.

-- Obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have more than

two-and-a-half times the risk of dying from the disease a
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