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Effect of animal protein consumption on prostate cancer
Anyone have reliable information on how eating animal protein affects prostate cancer? Specifically, is animal protein metabolized in such a way that prostate cancer growth promotion occurs? Thanks
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Welcome @timmer2, Great question. I'm not sure of the answer as there is no definitive proof of cause and effect but there is some data suggesting that there is a link. Here are a couple of references that speak a little about the problem answering the question.
"“Most studies showed that plant based foods are associated with either decreased or unchanged risk of [prostate cancer], whereas animal based ..."
-- Prostate cancer: Investigating the impact of diet: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326762
"About 60% of men were regular meat-eaters. Vegetarians/vegans were 31% less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer during the follow up- ..."
-- Less Meat, Less Prostate Cancer?: https://www.pcf.org/c/less-meat-less-prostate-cancer/
I have cut back a lot on red meat but absolutely can't eat fish, so I depend on chicken, turkey and my favorite - bacon 😁 How about you, have you cut back or eliminated red meat?