Why are obese men more likely to get prostate cancer

Fat not only wraps your body thickly, but also hides many diseases in the body. This is the case with prostate cancer, where the risk of obese men is 2.4 times higher than that of men of normal weight.

In Europe and the United States, the incidence of prostate cancer exceeds 10 per 100,000, ranking second among tumors after lung cancer. In China, according to a survey in 1995, the incidence of prostate cancer has reached about 3 per 100,000.

Fat not only wraps your body thickly, but also hides many diseases in the body. This is the case with prostate cancer. The risk of obese men is 2.4 times higher than that of men with normal weight. It is also ignored because there are no symptoms in the early stage. Therefore, obese men should not forget to screen for prostate cancer regularly.

The latest research results found that obesity is a risk factor for prostate cancer. Although simply being overweight does not necessarily increase the risk of prostate cancer in men, obesity can still increase the risk of prostate cancer.

This is because there is too much fat in the body of obese people, and the substances produced during the metabolism process will change the hormone environment, thus having a certain impact on the testosterone content in the blood. Prostate cancer is caused by excessive dependence on testosterone. The body mass index (BMI) in Western countries is the relative ratio of weight to height (BMI = weight (kg) height (m) squared). It is defined as overweight when it is between 25 and 29.9, and it is defined as obesity when it is over 30. When the BMI value exceeds 35, the risk of prostate cancer is 2.4 times higher than that of men of normal weight.

It is also important to note that some characteristics of obese men make the disease more difficult to diagnose, and once the disease is detected, it may be a more aggressive cancer.

The best way to lose weight is to exercise, but the elderly should pay attention to the amount of activity, and jogging is the most suitable. Eat less high-calorie foods such as fat, cholesterol and sugar, such as egg yolks, animal offal and animal fat, and replace them with vegetable fat. Also supplement with enough high-quality protein and calcium-rich foods.