6 foods that help shrink the prostate (slideshow)

avocados

1. Avocados

These fruits are among the few foods that provide a good amount of beta-sitosterol, a substance that has been shown to help reduce prostate inflammation, according to a Cochrane review. One study, for example, evaluated 177 men with an enlarged prostate. The participants took 130 mg of beta-sitosterol daily for six months. Both urinary symptoms and prostate symptom scores improved significantly and in fact were comparable to improvements associated with the drug Proscar.

Among the other foods that are a good source of beta-sitosterol are amaranth, cilantro, pecans, pumpkin seeds, soybeans, and wheat germ.

Read: 10 reasons you need avocados inside and outside your body

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