Nutritionpreliminary · human data
Higher ultra-processed food intake tied to 30% higher prostate cancer risk
US men getting more of their energy from ultra-processed food were 30% more likely to report prostate cancer than the lightest consumers, in national survey data spanning two decades. It is an association, not proof, and the researchers themselves call for analytic studies to test the hypothesis.
What it shows: A lead worth chasing, not a verdict: a snapshot survey of 17,024 US men in which prostate cancer was self-reported and diet was captured on just two days, so it cannot show the food caused anything.Study · Am J Med