Men who stay trim less prone to develop prostate cancer

A new study indicates men who put on a significant number of pounds after their 20s face a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who remain close to their youthful weight — but the effects vary by race.
Thus, researchers found that compared with white men who gained fewer than 10 pounds, those who gained more had twice the risk of being diagnosed with advanced or aggressive prostate cancer.
Among black men, the risks began increasing after a 25-pound weight gain — though the link was seen only with early-stage and less-aggressive prostate tumors, and not advanced cancer.
In contrast, men of Japanese descent actually saw their prostate cancer decline with weight gain.