Nuts Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Death Risk

MEN who are diagnosed with prostate cancer could lower their risk of death by 34 percent by eating five 1 oz or 28 g a week of any type of nut.

In previous studies on the prostate protective properties of nuts, researchers hinted that a healthy lifestyle and diet that includes frequent snacking on nuts could prevent prostate cancer. In 2014, a United Kingdom study found that walnuts in particular seemed to significantly lower the development of tumor of the prostate.

However, in a recent study conducted at the Harvard Medical School in Boston that was published in the British Journal of Cancer, experts found out that 6,000 out of the 47,000 subjects, over 25 years of age, who were given weekly nut servings, over a period of time, had developed prostate cancer. In the same study, they concluded that those who were diagnose to have prostate cancer and were given the weekly nut regimen of five or more times of nut servings per week had 34 percent lower rate of overall mortality compared to those who consumed less than once per month.

The Harvard researchers thus conclude that eating nuts regularly seemed to have or no benefit in terms of preventing prostate malignant growth or cancer. But those with diagnosed prostate cancer benefited from eating nuts at least five times a week. They also declared that the nut regimen’s effect on prostate cancer seem to apply to whatever type of nut.

Anti-cancer properties in nuts

Nuts are rich in Vitamin E that some research suggests can combat cancer. Nuts also contain phytochemicals that are known to have potent anti-cancer properties. In many studies, nuts are found to be heart-protective and diabetes-protective.

What is a single serving of nuts?

As stated previously, five or more 1 oz or 28 g of nuts per week could slash prostate cancer death risk. One serving (equivalent to 1 oz or 25 g) is any one of the following: