Posted on 07/07/2025 10:06:21 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
There is a significant positive association between dietary calcium intake and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study.
Hongyuan Chang and colleagues used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 2003 to 2008 to examine the association between dietary calcium intake and the risk of BPH. Data was included for 590 men aged 40 years and older, of whom 138 had BPH.
The researchers found that a higher dietary calcium intake was associated with increased risk of BPH after adjustment for all covariates (odds ratio, 1.05). In subgroup analyses, the investigators found that the association was more pronounced among individuals aged at least 60 years, those with a poverty income ratio of greater than 3.5, and those without hypertension.
"Our study revealed a positive correlation between dietary calcium intake and BPH, accompanied by a significant dose-response trend," the authors write. "Beyond the inflection point, a positive correlation between dietary calcium intake and BPH was observed, suggesting a positive association between higher calcium intake and the occurrence of BPH."
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My husband just had his prostate removed last week. Not cancerous, but more than ten times larger than it should have been. Dealing with the aftermath now (as in tonight) is a pain.
I would not think he consumed that much extra calcium. He is not a big milk drinker. Unless antacids could be a factor...
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Never hear of it. Is it good?
Cheese!
I had TURP surgery a few months ago, for BPH. A wise decision on my part. 👍
According to my calendar it is currently 2025. I’ll get concerned about this in 2047 or so if I’m still alive. Since I’m 80 years old, this is not a real concern!
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And then for nearly 4 weeks suffered with first a kidney stone and then - at the same time - with prostate inflammation and pain from it for the first time. It was torture. I even had to take some codeine pills left over from dental work to get through several days. I couldn't understand the prostate link, but this study makes sense. The only thing that fixed it was a brand of water soluble pumpkin seed extract (Life Extension Water-Soluble Pumpkin Seed Extract, Promotes Prostate & Urinary Tract Health). I took double the suggested dose for several days and both issues cleared, thank God.
Probably not. My father-in-law was diagnosed with prostate cancer in his late 70s. At that advanced age it was not what he died from. The cancer is slow moving thenm
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That study was done in China on Chinese men who have a different diet than everyone else. Maybe that is due to drinking milk while eating bats.
Seems like everything is out to get you lately.
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