Prostate Cancer Diet

Adhering to a strict diet, specifically designed for cancer patients, can contribute significantly in the fight against prostate cancer growth--and even in combating the condition altogether. Certain simple rules--regarding the intake of fats, green tea and other beverages, fruits and veggies, calcium intake and fish--should be followed to accomplish this.

Fat

• Try to reduce the amount of animal fat in your diet--that means cutting back or completely eliminating red meat and high-fat dairy. Excess fat stimulates the growth of prostate cancer. In addition, avoid trans fatty acids--also known cancer stimulants. Margarines, baked foods and fried foods fall into this latter category.

Green Tea

• Drink green tea once a day, or at least four times per week. Green tea has been shown to have tumor-fighting properties among prostate cancer patients. Avoid alcoholic beverages, soda drinks, other teas and coffee.

Calcium

• Avoid foods high in calcium. High-calcium foods can potentially stimulate the further growth of prostate cancer. Foods high in calcium include eggnog, milk (low-fat, skim, whole), cheese, yogurt, salmon, almonds, peas, broccoli, baked beans, white beans, turnip greens, spinach, collared greens, sardines and rhubarb.

Fish

• Fish is high in alpha omega-3 fatty acids, which can help fight your prostate cancer. Cold water fish is best--like trout and mackerel. Make sure the fish isn't charred or burned at all, and completely avoid fried fish. Instead, bake or grill the fish.

Vegetables and Fruit

• Grapes, especially red grapes, are highly recommended for prostate cancer patients, as are dark, leafy-green veggies. Other cancer-fighting vegetables include cauliflower and cabbage. Tomatoes are fantastic cancer fighters; they contain lycopene, which combats the growth of prostate cancer. Your tomato intake can come from fresh tomatoes--but also from tomato paste, pizza sauce and even ketchup.