TY - JOUR
T1 - Should Men Eat More Plants? A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Effect of Plant-Forward Diets on Men's Health
AU - Feiertag, Nathan
AU - Tawfik, Marc Mina
AU - Loloi, Justin
AU - Patel, Rutul D.
AU - Green, Benjamin
AU - Zhu, Michael
AU - Klyde, Daniel
AU - Small, Alexander C.
AU - Watts, Kara L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Objective: To perform a systematic review of the literature on plant-based and plant-forward diets and the prevention/treatment of the following common men's health conditions: prostate cancer (PCa), erectile dysfunction (ED), and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses system criteria were utilized to search PubMed and Medline databases for the following search terms: “Diet (Mesh)” OR “Diet Therapy (Mesh)” AND “Prostatic Hyperplasia (Mesh)” OR “Prostatic Neoplasm (Mesh)” OR “Erectile Dysfunction (Mesh).” Articles in English published from 1989 to 2022 using human participants were analyzed, data summarized, and assessed for bias. Results: Studies reporting on plant-based or vegetable-forward diets (Mediterranean) as an intervention were included. Cohort and cross-sectional studies using food frequency questionnaires or diet classification indices to quantify plant-based food intake patterns were included in the study. Ultimately, 12 PCa articles, 4 BPH articles, 6 ED articles, and 2 articles related to both BPH and ED were reviewed. Overall, the literature suggests plant-forward diets confer a protective effect on the men's health conditions reviewed. Conclusions: Evaluation of the literature on the impact of plant-forward diets on urologic conditions includes a heterogenous range of dietary patterns and study designs. The greatest amount of research has evaluated the application of plant-forward diets for PCa. While there is currently a lack of high-quality evidence for the use of plant-forward diets as prevention and/or treatment for PCa, ED, or BPH, reported outcomes suggest a consistent small beneficial impact alongside well-established benefits for common chronic conditions.
AB - Objective: To perform a systematic review of the literature on plant-based and plant-forward diets and the prevention/treatment of the following common men's health conditions: prostate cancer (PCa), erectile dysfunction (ED), and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses system criteria were utilized to search PubMed and Medline databases for the following search terms: “Diet (Mesh)” OR “Diet Therapy (Mesh)” AND “Prostatic Hyperplasia (Mesh)” OR “Prostatic Neoplasm (Mesh)” OR “Erectile Dysfunction (Mesh).” Articles in English published from 1989 to 2022 using human participants were analyzed, data summarized, and assessed for bias. Results: Studies reporting on plant-based or vegetable-forward diets (Mediterranean) as an intervention were included. Cohort and cross-sectional studies using food frequency questionnaires or diet classification indices to quantify plant-based food intake patterns were included in the study. Ultimately, 12 PCa articles, 4 BPH articles, 6 ED articles, and 2 articles related to both BPH and ED were reviewed. Overall, the literature suggests plant-forward diets confer a protective effect on the men's health conditions reviewed. Conclusions: Evaluation of the literature on the impact of plant-forward diets on urologic conditions includes a heterogenous range of dietary patterns and study designs. The greatest amount of research has evaluated the application of plant-forward diets for PCa. While there is currently a lack of high-quality evidence for the use of plant-forward diets as prevention and/or treatment for PCa, ED, or BPH, reported outcomes suggest a consistent small beneficial impact alongside well-established benefits for common chronic conditions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.012
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.012
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36963667
AN - SCOPUS:85153207093
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 176
SP - 7
EP - 15
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
ER -