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"Overeating is the most lethal form of malnutrition"
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MEATS
MEATS (promoters)
Meat has been linked with increased prostate
cancer risk, especially red meat, as is the case
in breast cancer. The increased risk associated
with meat has been estimated at two-fold. One
reason is that meat essentially has no
antioxidant impact on the body in general and
the prostate in particular. Meat and the fat in
meat are great sources of unchecked body
pollution in the form of free-radical emissions,
and therefore, have the opposite effect of
cleansing fresh produce when it comes to
prostate cancer risk. This underscores the
importance of young people keeping the total
calories from lean protein around 30 percent and
the elderly keeping these total calories around
25 percent and to balance protein snacks and
meals with antioxidant-rich fresh produce.
Another factor regarding meat’s cancer promotion
characteristics is the fact that meat contains
high amounts of saturated fat. And meat,
especially beef, is thought to contain at least
a third unknown factor which is a prostate
cancer promoter, perhaps hormones added to the
feed of livestock. While maintaining adequate
protein consumption is vital to our body’s
immune or defense system, overdoing it
contributes to disease in general and prostate
cancer in particular. For this reason, if you
are going to eat red meat, try and avoid
processed meats such as delicatessen meats and
Virginia ham, and aim for lean cuts once a
month, broiled or baked, with minimal burning or
browning (medium-rare beef is less carcinogenic
than well-done). No hormone or antibiotic-added
organic poultry, if affordable, is a good source
of protein, baked and then eaten without the
skin. Fish consumption should be prepared as
suggested earlier, baked, broiled, or sautéed on
a low to medium flame. And because mercury
contributes to cancer and other diseases, stick
with flounder, talapia, sole, salmon, and shrimp
(see BRIGHTFOODS for a list of 60 fish species
and which ones may be disease promoters). Fish
lovers can refer to Table 2 for some choices to
be eaten along with foods high in antioxidants.
Table 2 – Summary of BRIGHTER Fish
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Guidelines For |
Adults |
Children and Pregnant
Moms |
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Seafood Type |
Recommended Frequency |
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Shrimp |
No frequency limit |
No frequency limit |
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Whiting |
No frequency limit
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No frequency limit |
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Flounder
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Twice weekly |
Once biweekly |
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Talapia
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Twice weekly |
Once biweekly |
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Whitefish
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Once weekly |
Once monthly |
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Lobster |
Once weekly |
Once monthly |
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Chilean Bass |
Once biweekly |
Not recommended |
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Halibut |
Once biweekly |
Not recommended |
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Swordfish
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Once monthly |
Not recommended |
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Avoid charcoal-prepared or dark-browned to
blackened meat and fish because of the
cancer-forming chemicals they can produce,
although burnt protein in produce, and grain
such as veggies and toast, have also been linked
to cancer formation. If you are set on reducing
your risk of developing prostate cancer,
consider a vegan diet, which contains no meat,
poultry, fish, cheese, dairy, eggs, or related
food products. Vegans meet their protein,
calcium, and vitamin D needs by eating fruits,
grains, nuts, seeds, and vegetables, especially
in the form of minimally processed whole grains,
lentils, and beans, along with absorbing minimal
amounts of sunlight.
Hormones (promoters)
Today we know that hormones such as testosterone
and insulin-like growth factor are also major
risk factors. An increase in growth factor from
high-energy diets such as those used by fitness
zealots may increase the risk of prostate cancer
more than being overweight or obese.
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