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Dietary Carotenoid Intakes and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study from Vietnam.

Eating more carotenoid-containing foods, such as tomatoes and carrots, may help to protect men against prostate cancer.

​This study evaluated the relationship between regular ingestion of carotenoid-rich foods and the tendency to develop prostate cancer among Vietnamese men. The frequency of consumption of dietary carotenoids and incidence of prostate cancer among a study population comprising of 652 Vietnamese men were assessed using dietary questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, and hospital records.

Researchers observed that the probability of acquiring prostate cancer was low in men on diets high in tomatoes, carrots, and other lycopene-containing foods. Data from this study show that habitual intake of carrots, tomatoes, and other foods packed with lycopene may help curb the rising incidence of prostate cancer in Vietnam.

Research Summary Information

  • 2018
  • Van Hoang D, Pham NM, Lee AH, Tran DN, Binns CW.
  • National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. hdongyk97@gmail.com. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia. minh.pn@tnu.edu.vn. Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen 250000, Vietnam. minh.pn@tnu.edu.vn. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia. andy.lee@curtin.edu.au. National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. trannhuduong@gmail.com. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia. c.binns@curtin.edu.au.
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