The 5 best foods for men

The 5 best foods for men

Whether you're trying to lower your blood pressure or fight prostate cancer, protecting your health begins with your diet. Here are the five best foods for men

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2. Edamame

If you're like many men over 50, you may have trouble "going"—maybe you go too frequently, or you often feel as if you have to go, but when you try, not much happens. The problem is most likely an enlarged prostate or, as doctors call it, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Soy foods are a good source of weak estrogen-like plant compounds called isoflavones, which help prevent prostate growth by blocking 5-alpha-reductase. Choose whole soy foods like edamame, tofu, soy milk, and soy yogurt; they contain more isoflavones than processed products like soy lunchmeats. Eating a few servings of soy foods a week is a good goal.