If you are worried about benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), you need to focus on this video. Way too much intake of animal protein and fat may boost the onset of prostate hyperplasia. On the contrary, a vegetable diet is known to improve prostate conditions and prevent these picky symptoms. What should we need to know about the proper diet for prostate health?

MEAT DIET
There are several ways to treat prostate hyperplasia, but it is also essential to prevent it through food. Foods we can get easily are cheap and healthy. First, excessively consuming animal-oriented proteins and fats are strongly associated with the development of prostate hyperplasia. If you love to eat meat, it is bad news.
The exact mechanism is unknown, but it is presumed to be related to proteolytic factors produced in the prostate. Numerous meta-analysis investigations prove this, and after 8 years of follow-up of over 3,500 patients with prostatic hyperplasia, a Japanese study shows that the prevalence was strongly related to protein intake in meat [1]. Prevalence of the BPH seems highly associated with intakes of total energy, protein, and specific long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in meat. Those long-chain fatty acids play a possible role in oxidative stress mechanisms.
Growing evidence suggests a potential link between nutrition and BPH. Diet enriched in red meat, fatty acids, cholesterol and even supplemental vitamins may increase the risk [2].

What are good for BPH?
However, complex carbs, plant-based proteins, and omega-3 are well-known beneficial agents for BPH patients. Here, we are going to look over some categories of foods that are helpful to nourish the prostate for healthy conditions.
In a prospective cohort study of near 5000 participants strongly suggests high consumption of vegetables is very helpful to BPH, compared to red meat diet [3]. Veggies are rich in good antioxidants, such as vitamin A, C, and E, and various chemicals like lycopene, beta-carotene, and flavonoids. Abundunt fiber aids prevents constipation, which can amplify BPH symptoms by putting additional pressure on the bladder.

Lycopene
Interestingly, lycopene, as I mentioned, is a powerful antioxidant. With carotenoids,s lycopene is most commonly found in tomatoes and may attenuate the progression of BPH. This red pigment component is known to be the best to prevent prostate hypertrophy. And lycopene is absorbed by prostate tissue and is known to be effective in preventing prostate cancer.
With 40 BPH patients, a study of lycopene supplementation decreased the biomarker of BPH levels and prevented prostate enlargement at 6 months [4]. The lycopene may induce proapoptotic proteins and effects these results.
Lycopene is found in tomatoes, strawberries, watermelons, and grapefruits. However, it is known that small cherry tomatoes contain more lycopene because large tomatoes with red skin are ripe.

In fact, all green and yellow vegetables, including tomatoes, help prevent prostate hypertrophy. Carrots, pumpkin, spinach, and bell peppers are those. According to a study conducted in Finland, the group who consumed green and yellow vegetables every day had a significantly lower risk of developing prostate hypertrophy.

References
[1] S Suzuki, EA Platz, I Kawachi, WC Willett, E Giovannucci. Intakes of energy and macronutrients and the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2002.
[2] John Kwon, Michelina D. Stoddard, Bilal Chughtai. Molecular Mechanisms of Nutritional Interventions and Supplements for the Management of Sexual Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Chapter 12 – Western diet and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Molecular Mechanisms of Nutritional Interventions and Supplements for the Management of Sexual Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
2021, Pages 149-165.
[3] Kristal AR, et al. Dietary patterns, supplement use, and the risk of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: results from the prostate cancer prevention trial. Am J Epidemiol 2008;167(8):92534.
[4] Schwarz S, et al. Lycopene inhibits disease progression in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. J Nutr 2008;138(1):4953.