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To assess how specific dietary habits and lifestyle characteristics influence the risk of developing prostate cancer in an adult male population.

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Cohort study of diet, lifestyle, and prostate cancer in adventist men

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To assess how specific dietary habits and lifestyle characteristics influence the risk of developing prostate cancer in an adult male population.
Prospective cohort study of approximately 14,000 Seventh-day Adventist men who completed a comprehensive lifestyle questionnaire in 1976.
Participants were tracked for incident cancer through 1982, accumulating roughly 78,000 man-years across a 6-year follow-up period.
A total of 180 histologically confirmed incident cases of prostate cancer were identified during the follow-up window.
A prior history of prostate 'trouble' was significantly associated with a 60% elevation in prostate cancer risk, whereas body mass index and childhood vegetarianism showed no association.
Increased intake of legumes (beans, lentils, peas), tomatoes, and dried fruits (raisins, dates) was associated with significantly decreased risk, while apparent risks from animal products attenuated after adjusting for produce intake.

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Cohort study finds lower prostate cancer risk with legume and dried fruit intake in Adventist men, suggesting protective benefits of specific plant foods.

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Mills et al. (1989) studied this question.

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Cohort study finds lower prostate cancer risk with legume and dried fruit intake in Adventist men, suggesting protective benefits of specific plant foods.

Cohort study of diet, lifestyle, and prostate cancer in adventist men

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