5 healthy foods for men

A well-balanced diet is essential for optimal health: it helps your body function properly and promotes overall well-being. And depending on your age and gender, adding specific nutrients to your diet may pack extra health benefits.

Some of the best foods for men are those that may help chronic conditions in men like obesity, heart disease and prostate cancer. And while no one food alone can prevent any of these health conditions, a healthy diet that includes these five nutrients may help, says internist Ed Carriere, MD, of Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Medically reviewed in October 2019.