Plant-based diet associated with better quality of life in prostate cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant-based diets have many health benefits, including a lower risk of fatal prostate cancer, and greater environmental sustainability. However, less is known regarding the impact of plant-based diets on quality of life among individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer. The authors' objective was to examine the relationship between plant-based diet indices postdiagnosis with quality of life.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 3505 participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2016) with nonmetastatic prostate cancer. Food-frequency questionnaires were used to calculate overall and healthful plant-based diet indices. Quality-of-life scores were calculated using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite. Generalized estimating equation

SUBMITTER: Loeb S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009061 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature