Originally published January 15 2006
California scientists believe lean body mass can predict the risk of prostate cancer
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. John S. Witte from the University of California, San Francisco, has led research that determined lean body mass index may be an effective predictor for the risk of prostate cancer, and so far results show that the higher the amount of lean body mass, the lower the risk of prostate cancer.
Body mass may affect the risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study.
Prostate cancer is a hormone-related disease affected by a variety of other factors including genetics, age, ethnicity and family history.
Dr. John S. Witte from the University of California, San Francisco, and his colleagues examined the effects of weight, height, body mass index, and lean body mass, which they thought might be more relevant than body mass index to the risk of prostate cancer and aggressiveness of the disease.
The researchers found that the higher the lean body mass, the lower the risk of prostate cancer, especially in men with more aggressive disease or who were older when their cancer was diagnosed.
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