drtbear1967
Musclechemistry Board Certified Member
Diet and exercise affects you in more ways than you think!
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A randomized control trail of patients with
low grade prostate cancer who had chosen not to undergo treatment divided 93 patients into two groups, one control group and one of which were given a vegan diet with fruits, vegetables, complex carbohydrates, legumes and soy products, low in simple carbohydrates and with approximately 10% of
calories from fat.
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The diet was supplemented with soy, fish oil, vitamin E, selenium and vitamin C and the group was also told to walk 30 minutes 6 times a week, and taught various stress management techniques including meditation and a 1-hour support group once weekly.
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After 1 year, the intervention
group had less patients who needed medical treatment for cancer, and prostate cancer cells were shown to grow much slower when incubated with blood from the intervention group, compared to the
control group.
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Although many changes were implemented at once, this RCT suggests that lifestyle changes affect outcomes for prostate cancer, and thus likely for other cancer types too!
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THE EVIDENCE: Ornish D. Intensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of prostate cancer. J Urol. 2005
Sep;174(3):1065-9; discussion 1069-70
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A randomized control trail of patients with
low grade prostate cancer who had chosen not to undergo treatment divided 93 patients into two groups, one control group and one of which were given a vegan diet with fruits, vegetables, complex carbohydrates, legumes and soy products, low in simple carbohydrates and with approximately 10% of
calories from fat.
.
The diet was supplemented with soy, fish oil, vitamin E, selenium and vitamin C and the group was also told to walk 30 minutes 6 times a week, and taught various stress management techniques including meditation and a 1-hour support group once weekly.
.
After 1 year, the intervention
group had less patients who needed medical treatment for cancer, and prostate cancer cells were shown to grow much slower when incubated with blood from the intervention group, compared to the
control group.
.
Although many changes were implemented at once, this RCT suggests that lifestyle changes affect outcomes for prostate cancer, and thus likely for other cancer types too!
.
.
THE EVIDENCE: Ornish D. Intensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of prostate cancer. J Urol. 2005
Sep;174(3):1065-9; discussion 1069-70
