Nitrate can be found in both tap water and bottled water. This is usually caused by the use of fertilizer on farms, as well as animal waste produced by large-scale livestock farming.
A new study suggests that drinking tap water and bottled water as an adult could increase your chances of getting prostate cancer, especially if it’s a type of aggressive cancer or for young men. This study was done by the Barcelona Institute For Global Health (ISGlobal) and it was published on March 8th in Environmental Health Perspectives.
The scientists found out that the type of food we eat can affect how much nitrate is in the water. Eating foods with a lot of fiber, fruits and vegetables, and vitamin C can help make sure there isn’t too much nitrate in our drinking water.
Investigating Nitrates & THMs
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Scientists wanted to discover whether drinking contaminated water could increase the chances of getting prostate cancer. Nitrate and THMs are two substances that commonly occur in water because of chemical fertilizers and animal excrement used in farming. These chemicals are brought into rivers or aquifers when it rains. “Nitrate is a natural thing, but humans have changed how it moves around,” said Cristina Villanueva, an experienced researcher on water pollution. The study looked if long-term contact with nitrite as we grow older can cause cancer.
THMs are certain chemicals that form when drinking water is treated with chlorine. These can be inhaled, absorbed through the skin or swallowed which may increase the risk of bladder cancer. But there isn’t enough evidence yet to show if THMs cause other types of cancer.
3 Times Higher Risk for Prostate Cancer Linked to Nitrate Consumption in Drinking Water
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A research team studied how long-term exposure to nitrates and trihalomethanes (THMs)in drinking water could be related to prostate cancer. They looked at 697 men with prostate cancer who were in Spanish hospitals between 2008 and 2013 and 927 men without cancer that same age. The researchers estimated how much nitrate and THM they had drunk since they were 18 by looking at the type of water they drank, like tap water or bottled water, and also checking it’s levels in different Spanish locations supplied by groundwater.
The study’s results show that the more nitrate you take in, the more likely you are to get prostate cancer. People who consumed an average of 14 mg of nitrate per day over their lifetime had 1.6 times higher risk for low or medium-grade prostate cancer and 3 times higher risk for aggressive prostate cancer than people with an average intake of less than 6 mg per day.
Researchers at ISGlobal have found that aggressive prostate cancer, which is linked to worse outcomes, could have different causes than slower-growing tumors. They also noticed how people who drink water with nitrate levels lower than 50 mg per liter of water still face risks.
Study Shows Eating More Fruits/Vegetables and Fiber Could Help Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer
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The scientists asked people to fill out a food questionnaire, and one of the most exciting findings in the study was that for men with not enough fiber, fruit/vegetables, or vitamin C in their diet, eating nitrates may be linked to getting prostate cancer. Eating fiber and fruits & vegetables has good benefits because they can stop substances from forming in your stomach which have the potential to cause cancer. Vitamin C also has anti-cancer powers. People who ate less than 11 grams of fiber each day had a possible chance of getting prostate cancer 2.3 times higher than if they ate more than 11 grams a day. When you eat more fiber, there’s no association between nitrate intake and prostate cancers like before.
This team of researchers wants to make people more aware of how pollution in water could affect both the environment and our health. To reduce the amount of nitrates in water, they suggest that fertilizers and pesticides should not be used without consideration, and diets with less meat should be encouraged.
Investigating the Effects of Nitrates and Trihalomethanes on Prostate Cancer Risk in Spain
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Prostate cancer is becoming more and more common in people all around the world. In Spain, it is now the most common type of cancer for men. Even though scientists don’t really know why it happens, there are three main risk factors that are not able to be changed: age, ethnicity, and family history. However, researchers also think that other environmental factors might have something to do with prostate cancer showing up later in life and being more serious. That’s why it’s very important to keep looking into what else could affect getting this kind of cancer so we can stop it from happening in the first place.
Researchers from Spain conducted a study to see if long-term exposure to nitrates and trihalomethanes in drinking water had any effect on prostate cancer. They published their findings in March 2023 in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal. Their conclusion was that further studies should be done to investigate the link between both of these factors and prostate cancer.
