Research & Practice
Dietary Intake of Overweight and Obese Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer Before and After a Lifestyle Intervention
There is increasing evidence that obesity is correlated with prostate cancer (PC) progression and PC-related mortality among men on active surveillance (AS). Interventions aimed at weight loss among obese men on AS are not a current part of standard care. The Prostate Cancer Active Lifestyle Study (PALS) is an ongoing randomized control trail (RCT) where researchers are investigating the effects of a lifestyle intervention on biomarkers of glucose regulation and disease progression among overweight and obese men on AS. The PALS RCT provides an opportunity for researchers to examine dietary patterns of men before and after a lifestyle intervention. The purpose of this study was to describe dietary intake of food groups targeted in the PALS intervention materials – fruits, vegetables, sweetened beverages, alcohol, added fats, sweets and desserts, and sweets as condiments – among PALS participants at baseline and to determine whether intake of these seven categories significantly differed between and within two study arms, the intervention arm and control arm, from baseline to 6-months.
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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis
Author(s): Britt Myer
Program(s): Master of Public Health, RDN Training
Year: 2018
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