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Chapter 4: Why Nutrition Matters

b. Changing Your Dietary Habits One Tomato at a Time

A recent study evaluating four popular weight-loss plans showed that the majority of the dieters dropped out within just a few months. But those who were enrolled in programs that could be more easily adaptable to the ups and downs of everyday life stuck to their diets for a longer time. The lesson here is clear: integrate smarter choices gradually, making simple, small changes to your existing diet on a regular basis. After just a few short months, you’ll be set on a road toward a healthier lifestyle.

So what changes should you be making in your fight against prostate cancer? Much of the nutrition research completed to date has focused on how to lower your risk for developing the disease. But as we’ll see, research has also shown that prostate healthy = heart healthy = life healthy. So even if we have yet to prove that a particular dietary change can affect how your disease progresses, sticking to the broad guidelines that we’ll outline here can help you live a healthier life all around, which, in turn, will keep your body strong to help fight off your disease.