Does body mass index influence prostate cancer risk at biopsy in Japanese men?
Japanese men within the overweight body mass index range who have an elevated prostate-specific antigen level also have a significant risk of harboring prostate cancer, especially high-grade disease. Overweight Japanese might be at greater prostate cancer risk at biopsy than overweight Caucasians.
RS and other fiber components could influence colorectal health through modulation of stool transit time via effects on muscular contractility.