Doesn't it seem like when it comes to nutrition or more opinions than facts to go around?

Every day we hear new theories about diets, supplements, best foods, my role is to take

them mystery out of good nutrition and look at the science.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host and Dr. Michael Greger.

And I'm here to bring you an evidence-based approach to the best way to live a healthier

and longer life.

Today we take a close look at the latest fact-based research about men's health.

And first up, we look at some different ways for men with a prostate cancer diagnosis

to change their attitude towards diet.

A cancer diagnosis is seen as a teachable moment in medicine where we can try to get people

to eat healthier.

A research suggests that male cancer patients in particular may be reluctant to introduce

dietary modification.

This has been attributed to dietary changes often being viewed as mimicking feminine eating

behaviors such as emphasizing an increase in foods and vegetables.

Although healthy eating might enhance long-term survival, few men with prostate cancer make

dietary changes to advance their well-being.

Any of the cancer survival trials, for example, required herein's to strict plant-based diets

and the researchers tried providing extensive nutrition education and counseling programs

dietary adherence was still a challenge.

The way Dean Warnish was apparently able to reverse the progression of prostate cancer

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