Research conducted at the Medical School (HMS), Harvard University has found that regular intake and significant amounts of coffee is associated with a lower incidence of the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer. This was reported by the electronic version of the publication Health, specializing in health and medicine.
In a group of 5 thousand men diagnosed with prostate cancer were detected 41 percent fewer cases of aggressive forms when patients reported having more than the habit of drinking a cup of coffee a day. “The more coffee consumed, more was the amount of benefit we observed,” said Dr. Kathryn M. Wilson, lead author of the research.
Still, “I would not recommend people to change their current habits, coffee consumption,” he said, also, Dr. Wilson. The benefit as a preventive for prostate cancer was limited to a 19 percent reduction in the incidence of cases among the volunteers. However, caffeine could trigger other ailments.
In any case, investigations showed the same result among men who drank decaf and those who ate the common drink. Thus, the benefits of coffee seem to be linked to its metabolic benefits in terms of regulating insulin and glucose, as demonstrated by other studies as input to the control of diabetes.
The research linking exercise with a lower mortality as a result of prostate cancer was conducted by Dr. Stacey A. Kenfield, also a researcher at the Medical School of Harvard University. The reduction in mortality among patients in this condition who performed at least three hours per week of vigorous exercise was 12%.
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