By Sean Moloughney, Editor09.06.19
A study from Japan published in the International Journal of Cancer found an inverse relationship between consumption of mushrooms and prostate cancer among middle-aged and elderly men, suggesting that habitual mushroom intake may help prevent prostate cancer.
In vivo and in vitro evidence has suggested that mushrooms may be beneficial, but research hasn’t evaluated the relationship between mushroom consumption and incident prostate cancer in humans.
For this study, a total of 36,499 men, aged 40-79 years, who participated in the Miyagi Cohort Study in 1990 and in the Ohsaki Cohort Study in 1994 were followed for a median of 13.2 years.
Data on mushroom consumption (categorized as <1, 1-2 and ≥3 times/week) was collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate multivariate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for prostate cancer incidence.
During 574,397 person‐years of follow‐up, 1,204 (3.3%) cases of prost
In vivo and in vitro evidence has suggested that mushrooms may be beneficial, but research hasn’t evaluated the relationship between mushroom consumption and incident prostate cancer in humans.
For this study, a total of 36,499 men, aged 40-79 years, who participated in the Miyagi Cohort Study in 1990 and in the Ohsaki Cohort Study in 1994 were followed for a median of 13.2 years.
Data on mushroom consumption (categorized as <1, 1-2 and ≥3 times/week) was collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate multivariate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for prostate cancer incidence.
During 574,397 person‐years of follow‐up, 1,204 (3.3%) cases of prost
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