[Hopespringpcsg] FW: FYI From dailymail.co.uk Topic: Well-done steaks 'double prostate cancer risk'

[Glen Tolhurst]

Hi all:

Interesting article.

Take care,

Glen Tolhurst


Well-done steaks 'double prostate cancer risk': Even small amounts of
over-cooked meat can be dangerous


*	Eating habits of 470 men with aggressive prostate cancers were
analysed
*	Link was discovered after comparing data with diets of healthy males
*	Barbecued and processed meats also tied to higher chances of
fast-growing forms of disease

By Fiona Macrae
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An appetite for well-done steaks and burgers could raise the odds of
prostate cancer, experts warn.

Scrutiny of the eating habits of almost 1,000 men linked over-cooked red
meat to the deadliest form of the disease.

Well and very-well done burgers were among the most dangerous meats -
doubling the odds of aggressive prostate cancer, even when eaten in small
amounts.

 Dangerous: Eating well-done steaks could double the odds of developing
aggressive prostate cancer, a survey of 1,000 men has found
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Dangerous: Eating well-done steaks could double the odds of developing
aggressive prostate cancer, a survey of 1,000 men has found

Prostate is the most common cancer among British men and the finding
suggests that simple changes to diet and cooking routines could help keep it
at bay.

The University of California research team recruited 470 men diagnosed with
fast-growing and hard-to-treat prostate cancer and a similar number of
healthy men and asked them about what they had eaten in the previous year.

They were also asked about their consumption of grilled and barbecued meats,
and burgers, liver and some processed meats were linked to higher odds of
aggressive prostate cancer, the journal PLoS ONE reports.

Further analysis pointed to overcooking at high temperatures as being at the
root of the problem.

 Liver has also been linked to higher odds of fast-growing forms of the
disease
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 Over-cooked burgers are also a hazard when it comes to developing prostate
cancer
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Deadly: Liver (left) and over-cooked burgers are also flagged up as
potential hazards in the study by researchers at the University of
California

 Hard-to-treat: Burnt meat encourages prostate cancer cells (pictured) to
develop far more quickly, the study suggests
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Hard-to-treat: Burnt meat encourages prostate cancer cells (pictured) to
develop far more quickly, the study suggests

Men who ate grilled or barbecued burgers that were well or very-well done
had around twice the odds of aggressive prostate cancer than those who never
ate meat or ate it rare or medium-done.

The figures for beef, such as steak, were similar.

Previous studies linking red meat to prostate cancer have produced mixed
results - but this may be because they did not separate out the most deadly
form of the disease and did not focus on overcooking and cooking at high
temperatures.

Cautious: Dr Rachel Thompson, of the World Cancer Research Fund, claims the
results could have been distorted by the men not recalling what they had
eaten.


 

The Department of Health's scientific advisors said earlier this year that
red and processed meat 'probably' increases the odds of bowel cancer.

They advised eating no more than 70g a day. Over a week, this amounts to
three sausages, one small steak, one quarter-pounder and three slices of
lamb.

However, a British Nutrition Foundation study claimed that the majority of
adults ate 'healthy amounts' of red meat and there was an 'inconclusive'
link to cancer 

Dr Rachel Thompson, of the World Cancer Research Fund, said the results
could have been skewed by the men mis-remembering what they had eaten,
particularly if those with prostate cancer were keen to find something to
blame.

She added: 'But looking at cancer overall, there is already a good reason to
watch the amount of red and processed meat in your diet. 

'There is very strong evidence that both red and processed meats increase
risk of bowel cancer, which is one of the most common types of cancer in the
UK, and this is why we recommend that people limit consumption of red meat
to 500g per week, cooked weight, and that they avoid eating processed meat.'


 

 

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