Diabetes & prostrate
Men with chronic high blood sugar and those who are obese are at elevated risk of suffering from prostate enlargement, according to one study. The study was conducted by University of California researchers and published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Researchers studied more than 400 adult males between the ages of 27-84, finding the overall rate of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) to be 22% on average. However, the rate of prostate enlargement among only those patients with high blood pressure was three times higher. Obese patients, meanwhile, suffered a 3.5 times higher risk of BPH than their peers. Chronic high blood sugar is a known precursor to the development of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers studied more than 400 adult males between the ages of 27-84, finding the overall rate of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) to be 22% on average. However, the rate of prostate enlargement among only those patients with high blood pressure was three times higher. Obese patients, meanwhile, suffered a 3.5 times higher risk of BPH than their peers. Chronic high blood sugar is a known precursor to the development of type 2 diabetes.
posted by G S Iyer at 8:21 AM
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