title: The impact of obesity in urology.
abstract: The incidence and progression of urologic diseases, as well as several urologic cancers.depend on many interrelated factors, such as obesity, diet, genetics, environment, age, and the immune system. Obesity is a risk factor for stress urinary incontinence, ED, infertility, and renal calculi. Numerous publications have demonstrated that a high dietary intake of fat increases prostate cancer risk, although the mechanisms are not clear. Although some reports may demonstrate an association between obesity and prostate cancer, it may be hard to establish because, in general, men with obesity have a high-fat diet. Obesity, recurrent urinary tract infections, increased intake of protein and fried foods, and female sex seem to increase the risk of renal cancer. Environmental toxins seem to be the major factors affecting the incidence of bladder cancers. Thus, dietary modification and other public health measures directed at reducing weight may reduce the incidence of urologic illnesses. More studies are necessary to determine the therapeutic effects of weight loss and dietary modification on the incidence and progression of urologic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad Street, Suite 350, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. jmydlo@astro.temple.edu
authors.forename: Jack H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Mydlo
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*