Nutrients Impacting Men's Health

Increased recognition of the shifting roles for men in many households is leading to a greater awareness that in many instances, dads are now taking over the primary shopping role for the home as moms continue to enter and remain in the workforce.

The number of stay-at home dads increased by 46% between 1999 and 2003, and in 2006 men comprised 41% of the primary grocery shoppers.6

The increasing presence of dads in the supermarket, drug and specialty retail stores suggests that more gender-directed marketing of food and cosmetic products could have an important payoff in terms of increased sales to male clientele as they explore the product aisles. Older men may be more interested in purchasing convenient and health-promoting “heat-and-serve” full meal products that would be easy to prepare and help them combat the middle-aged bulge or other symptoms of a body that is starting to go awry.

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Nutrients Impacting Men's Health

Obesity/Diabetes:

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in many countries and is being driven by the worldwide obesity epidemic.

Men are particularly prone to the adverse effects of obesity because they tend to develop fat deposits around the waist, in contrast to women who tend to accumulate fat more around the hips.

The central trunk fat deposits commonly found in men are a risk factor for metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X - a constellation of symptoms including obesity, hypertension, elevated LDL-cholesterol (“bad cholesterol”) and decreased LDLcholesterol (“good cholesterol”), glucose intolerance, and increased inflammatory biomarkers.

Metabolic syndrome is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Dietary modifications for men with metabolic syndrome and diabetes include reduced total energy intake, reduced intake of carbohydrates and simple sugars, increased dietary fiber intake, especially soluble fiber intake, which helps slow glucose absorption to provide better blood glucose control. Chromium has also been shown to play a role in glucose metabolism in
type 2 diabetes in some studies. Emerging functional ingredients with potential antidiabetic
properties include cinnamon.

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Cancer:

Cancer is responsible for almost one out of every four deaths in men. General dietary guidelines for cancer prevention include diets rich in fruits and vegetables and low in red meats. Specific nutrients associated with reducing cancer risk include antioxidants – vitamins E and C, as well as various antioxidant polyphenols and carotenoids, such as lycopene and beta-carotene. Calcium and vitamin D play a protective role in colon cancer. Additionally, a variety of bioactive food components, such as sulforaphane2 found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, and various garlic compounds3 have received considerable basic research attention as potential anti-cancer plant-based food components.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in men and the second leading cause of cancer death following lung cancer. The role of nutrition in prostate cancer continues to be actively explored. Human studies have investigated the roles of vitamin E, vitamin D, selenium, green tea, soy and lycopene. And, of additional interest in prostate cancer prevention is pomegranate.

On average, men tend to work outdoors more commonly than women and have greater exposure to the sun, thus increasing their risk of skin damage and skin cancer. While reducing
UV-ray exposure is critical in the prevention of skin cancer, there is no sure way to prevent skin cancer with nutrient supplementation. However, adequate vitamin D and antioxidant nutrients, such as vitamin C and vitamin E, and antioxidants found in black and green tea, carotenoids, and flavonoids derived from fruits and vegetables show promise in preventing UV-induced skin damage.4

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Good nutrition is a mainstay of good health and poor nutrition is an important contributing factor to many of the leading causes of death in men such as heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, stroke, and diabetes.

These nutrition-associated causes of death are responsible for 63% of deaths in men of all ages (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Percent of deaths in men due to nutrition-related diseases

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