Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries,
fried chicken and doughnuts is associated with an increased risk
of prostate cancer, and the effect appears to be slightly
stronger with regard to more aggressive forms of the disease,
according to a study by investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center. Corresponding author Janet L. Stanford, Ph.D.,
and colleagues Marni Stott-Miller, Ph.D., a postdoctoral
research fellow and Marian Neuhouser, Ph.D., all of the
Hutchinson Center’s Public Health Sciences Division, have
published their findings online inThe Prostate. While previous
studies have suggested that eating foods made with high-heat
cooking methods, such as grilled meats, may increase the risk of
prostate cancer, this is the first study to examine the addition
of deep frying to the equation. Specifically, Stanford, co-
director of the Hutchinson Center’s Program in Prostate Cancer
Research, and colleagues found that men who reported eating
French fries, fried chicken, fried fish an