JimJimJimJim Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Jim Marshall (not a doctor) said ... In this video, Dr Charles Myers ("Snuffy Myers"), a very well known USA medical oncologist, gives diet information for prostate cancer men. In short "Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and nuts has a proven beneficial effect on cardiovascular health and diabetes." Some highlights Base your diet on evidence, not myth. Many men with prostate cancer die from heart attack or stroke. Low-fat diet not as good as Mediterranean diet. Use good fats. 30% - 40% of calories from healthy fats. In the Mediterranean diet nuts and extra-virgin olive oil provide good fats. One big trial (7,447 people) compared 30g of mixed nuts per day or at least 4 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil to low fat diet. Olive oil was best at preventing artery disease. Nuts were best at reducing belly fat (and metabolic syndrome). Nuts were best at reducing 'bad' cholesterol (LDL cholesterol). Low-fat diet did poorly in comparison. [jim: Hormone treatment (ADT) can move a man towards pre-diabetes then diabetes] 40% of pre-diabetics became diabetic in less than five years. That figure dropped to 30% with the drug Metformin at low doses. Using lifestyle changes (diet and exercise) instead of Metformin dropped that to 20%. So, lifestyle changes halved your chance of moving from pre-diabetic to diabetic. Two hours after a meal, the higher your blood sugar, the narrower the main artery from your heart. So keeping the blood sugar (glucose) from going too high at any meal is good. Eating something that will make your glucose high (like bread), can be countered by adding nuts. If you have a bread roll, have some almonds. Vinegar [jim: coming up a lot lately] also lowered the bread 'high'. So plenty of vinaigrette on your salad. Protein (whey protein in the research) also lowered the bread 'high'. A scoop of whey protein added to breakfast will reduce the sugar surge after the meal. ... end Jim The video: http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/2014/10/02/diet-prostate-cancer/ OR http://wp.me/pIEq0-uL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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