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I found this article, and thought I would post it. Men its time to watch our belly's...


Since prostate cancer is a common cancer faced by American men, it’s understandable that a lot of media and scientific attention should focus on nutrients and phytochemicals that might help prevent this disease. But several recent studies suggest that many men may be overlooking a risk factor that is literally right in front of them: a bulging waistline.
Moreover, several studies now suggest that being significantly overweight may promote the development of a more aggressive form of prostate cancer.
In one of the new studies that show the risk from excessive body fat, among men treated for prostate cancer, those who had gained more than about three-and-a-half pounds a year between the ages of 25 and 40 were twice as likely to have this cancer recur as men who gained less weight.

According to this study, men who were obese when diagnosed with prostate cancer were more likely to have the cancer return than leaner men. The impact on recurrence was even stronger if they were obese by age 40.
Bloods tests for prostate-specific antigens (PSAs) also link obesity with prostate cancer’s return after prostate surgery in studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Even after accounting for the stage and type of prostate cancer, increasing amounts of obesity had rising PSA counts and boosted the odds that prostate cancer would return. Researchers say the evidence suggests that obesity creates a more aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Although obesity may worsen the form of prostate cancer and increase the likelihood of its return, an association between excess weight and the risk of getting prostate cancer is not firmly established. Some studies support a link, while others show none.