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Associations between fruit, vegetable and legume intakes and prostate cancer risk: results from the prospective Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SU.VI.MAX) cohort
- Source :
- British Journal of Nutrition, British Journal of Nutrition, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2016, 115 (9), pp.1579-1585. ⟨10.1017/S0007114516000520⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2016.
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Abstract
- Although experimental studies suggest that fruits, vegetables and legumes may exert protective effects against prostate carcinogenesis through various bioactive compounds such as dietary fibre and antioxidants, epidemiological evidence is lacking. Notably, very few prospective studies have investigated the relationship between legume intake and prostate cancer risk. Our objective was to prospectively investigate the association between fruit, vegetable, tomato products, potatoes and legume intakes and prostate cancer risk. This study included 3313 male participants to the SUpplémentation en VItamines et Minéraux AntioXydants cohort (follow-up: 1994–2007) who completed at least three 24-h dietary records during the first 2 years of follow-up. Associations between tertiles of intake and prostate cancer risk were assessed by multivariate Cox proportional hazards models. After a median follow-up of 12·6 years, 139 incident prostate cancers were diagnosed. An inverse association was observed between prostate cancer risk and tertiles of legume intake (hazard ratio (HR)T3v.T1=0·53; 95 % CI 0·34, 0·85; Ptrend=0·009). This association was maintained after excluding soya and soya products from the legume group (HRT3 v.T1=0·56; 95 % CI 0·35, 0·89; Ptrend=0·02). No association was observed between prostate cancer risk and tertiles of intakes of fruits (Ptrend=0·25), vegetables (Ptrend=0·91), potatoes (Ptrend=0·77) and tomato products (Ptrend=0·09). This prospective study confirms the null association between fruit and non-starchy vegetable intakes and prostate cancer risk observed in most previous cohorts. In contrast, although very few prospective studies have been published on the topic, our results suggest an inverse association between legume intake and prostate cancer risk, supported by mechanistic plausibility. These results should be confirmed by large-scale observational and intervention studies.
- Subjects :
- Male
Oncology
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Antioxidants
SU.VI.MAX SUpplémentation en VItamines et Minéraux AntioXydants
MESH: Proportional Hazards Models
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Prostate
MESH: Fabaceae
MESH: Risk Factors
Epidemiology
Vegetables
MESH: Diet Records
Medicine
Micronutrients
030212 general & internal medicine
MESH: Prostatic Neoplasms/prevention & control
Prospective cohort study
Legume
2. Zero hunger
Nutrition and Dietetics
Prostate cancer
MESH: Middle Aged
Hazard ratio
MESH: Diet Surveys
Fabaceae
Middle Aged
Legumes
Diet Records
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Cohort
HR hazard ratio
MESH: Fruit
MESH: Diet
Inverse Association
medicine.medical_specialty
PSA prostate-specific antigen
[SDV.CAN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer
Diet Surveys
Fruits
03 medical and health sciences
[SDV.CAN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer
MESH: Prostatic Neoplasms/etiology
Internal medicine
Humans
Proportional Hazards Models
MESH: Feeding Behavior
MESH: Micronutrients
Gynecology
MESH: Humans
business.industry
Proportional hazards model
MESH: Antioxidants
Prostatic Neoplasms
Feeding Behavior
MESH: Vegetables
MESH: Male
MESH: Prospective Studies
Diet
[SDV.AEN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition
[SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
Fruit
[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
business
Prospective studies
[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071145 and 14752662
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nutrition, British Journal of Nutrition, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2016, 115 (9), pp.1579-1585. ⟨10.1017/S0007114516000520⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....339eeb140a97c9fb23a441719ad891cd