Dairy products, calcium, and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 101; no. 1; pp. 87 - 117
• Main Authors: Aune, Dagfinn, Navarro Rosenblatt, Deborah A, Chan, Doris SM, Vieira, Ana Rita, Vieira, Rui, Greenwood, Darren C, Vatten, Lars J, Norat, Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Clinical Nutrition 2015; American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc
• Subjects: Calcium; Calcium, Dietary - adverse effects; cheeses; clinical nutrition; Cohort Studies; Dairy products; Dairy Products - adverse effects; Dietary Supplements - adverse effects; Humans; Incidence; low fat milk; Male; Mens health; Meta-analysis; Milk; milk substitutes; Prospective Studies; Prostate cancer; prostatic neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology; Prostatic Neoplasms - etiology; Prostatic Neoplasms - mortality; risk; Risk Factors; Systematic review; milk; prostate cancer; calcium; dairy products; WCRF/AICR Continuous Update Project

Background: Dairy product and calcium intakes have been associated with increased prostate cancer risk, but whether specific dairy products or calcium sources are associated with risk is unclear.Objective: In the Continuous Update Project, we conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies on intak...