Dietary Fat Intake and Mortality Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

In this cohort study of patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, saturated fats, including animal fats, were associated with greater all-cause mortality owing to deaths from cardiovascular disease and other cancers. Diets rich in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and plant-based fats after prostate cancer diagnosis were associated with improved survival outcomes for patients. These findings support evidence-based recommendations for patients and clinicians around dietary fat consumption to improve survivorship outcomes in the clinical setting of nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

Corresponding Author: Lorelei Mucci, ScD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Room 902, Boston, MA 02115 (lmucci@hsph.harvard.edu).

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