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.