00:00most men have no idea their milk and cheese habits could be tied to one of the most common cancers
00:04they face a new national survey finds just twenty percent of u s men know that dairy consumption has been
00:11linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer the survey run by morning consult for the physicians committee for responsible
00:18medicine
00:19polled one 102 men across the country and found something else striking too only twenty percent said a doctor or
00:26health care provider had ever brought up the connection between nutrition and prostate cancer risk at all but here's the
00:32encouraging part once men actually learned about the research sixty six percent said they'd likely cut back on dairy products
00:39registered dietitian noah pramsma says the numbers point to a bigger problem that physicians and other health care professionals need
00:47far more education themselves
00:48before they can pass that knowledge on to patients prostate cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in american men
00:56outside of skin cancer and researchers say this awareness gap could be costing men a simple modifiable way to lower
01:03their risk disclosure this video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using ai assisted tools
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