Dietary Patterns, Supplement Use, and the Risk of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2009-04-14
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Ithaslongbeenappreciatedthatahealthylifestyleplaysacriticalroleincardiovascularhealth.Itisnowapparentthatthesameistrueinthedevelopmentofbenignprostatichyperplasia(BPH).ProspectivecohortdataoriginatingfromrecentlypublishedrandomizedtrialsonthemedicaltreatmentofBPHandpreventionofprostatecancerhavebeeninvaluable.Agrowingbodyofevidencesuggeststhatexerciseandtheintakeofspecificmacronutrientsandmicronutrientsthroughregulardietplayabeneficialrole.Moststrikingly,themagnitudeoftheseeffectsissimilartomedicaltherapiesusingalpha-blockersand5-alpha-reductaseinhibitors.Theuseof