Study: Soda Raises Prostate Cancer Risk
Men who drink a sugary drink per day had markedly higher risk. Certain foods also raised the odds, according to years of research.
Relaxnews discusses the research…
Those who drank one 330-millilitre (11-fluid-ounce) soft drink a day were 40 percent more likely to develop more serious forms of prostate cancer that required treatment.
The cancer was discovered after the men showed symptoms of the disease, and not through the screening process known as Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA).
Those who ate a diet heavy on rice and pasta increased their risk of getting milder forms of prostate cancer, which often required no treatment, by 31 percent, while a high intake of sugary breakfast cereals raised the incidence of milder forms of the cancer to 38 percent, Drake told AFP.
The study included 8,000 men ages 45 to 73, and followed them for an average of 15 years.
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