Research now shows that men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer by eating foods containing lycopene and selenium, two phytochemicals that act as antioxidant in our body. Now a large new study that suggests men get over a quarter of their antioxidants from coffee has found that consuming
plenty of antioxidants from our diet has a weak link to reduced prostate cancer risk.
The study – supported in part by AICR – was published in the International Journal of Cancer last week.
For the study, almost 48,000 men answered questions about what they ate, drank and the supplements they took, starting in 1986 and then every four years. Researchers calculated antioxidant intake by assigning a value to each food or supplement.
Overall, coffee was supplying the men with 28 percent of their total antioxidants; fruits and vegetables were giving the men 23 percent; and dietary supplements another 23 percent. Read more… “Study: Antioxidants from Our Coffee and Diet May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk”
Hot on the heels of AICR’s latest summary of the evidence on coffee and cancer risk in our Foods that Fight Cancer, a new study published this week found that drinking coffee – with caffeine – may help protect against death from oral/pharyngeal cancers.
Some of my favorite gifts to give and receive are delicious – and often homemade – treats that are also healthful and cancer protective.