Why Your Diet Isn't Safe for your Partner (Father's Day Topic)

(Bellingham, WA) - For many women, eating a healthy diet is a top priority. And since women are often the "head chef" of the household, their diet needs get passed on to the entire family. But with Father's Day fast approaching, it's time to shine the light on a dark secret about the food women feed to the men in their lives: a diet designed to meet women's nutritional needs can actually be dangerous for men.

According to nutrition expert Gloria Tsang, founder of HealthCastle.com, many women assume that the healthy meals and supplements they’re using to keep their own bodies healthy are safe for their husbands and boyfriends too. But some of the top nutrients women are told to load on have actually been linked to increased risk of prostate cancer in men.

Gloria can shock your readers with information about how common women’s nutrients and supplements can cause serious health risks in men, including:

• Multivitamins: Sharing your multivitamin with your husband or boyfriend may increase his risk for prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and heart attack. Why?
• Calcium: Women load up to prevent osteoporosis, but it’s been linked to increased risk of prostate cancer in men – so what’s safe?
• Omega 3s: One variety of these common supplements should be totally avoided by men – but which one?

Plus she can explain how too much iron may increase heart attack risk in men.

An active member of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada, Gloria Tsang, RD, created HealthCastle.com (now the largest online nutrition community run by Registered Dietitians) in 1997, and specializes in making nutrition information fun and easy to understand. She’s a veteran interview subject (for both TV and radio), and her articles regularly appear in national media, including Reuters, FoxNews, NBC & ABC affiliates, iVillage, and USA Today. For more information about Gloria’s work, go to www.HealthCastle.com/press.shtml.

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