FOOD, MEDICINE, & HEALTH

Men’s Health—An Opportunity for the Food Industry
The Women’s Health Initiative has focused national attention on medical problems affecting more than half the female population. Disease specific to males may now deserve some additional emphasis. Prostatic disease, for example, especially among men over 65 years of age, is a serious clinical concern that may be one target for the food industry.

Nearly 100% of all males over 50 years of age present symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperpl…