omega 3 fatty acids

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Arto, where you the one that was commenting a few months back about the benifits

to omega 3 fatty acids? If so this supports the benifits. Another article

included tuna as a fatty fish.

R.

Eating Fatty Fish May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

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WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) May 31 - Men who consume moderate-to-high amounts

of fatty fish, such as salmon, herring and mackerel, which contain high levels

of omega-3 fatty acids, appear to have a significantly reduced risk of

developing prostate cancer, according to a report in the June 2nd issue of The

Lancet.

Dr. Terry, from the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and colleagues

collected data on 6272 Swedish men, who were a mean age of 55.6 years at

baseline. The subjects, who were twin pairs, completed questionnaires on

lifestyle factors, including diet smoking and exercise. During up to 30 years of

follow-up there were 466 cases of prostate cancer reported in the cohort, the

researchers note.

When Dr. Terry's team looked at the association between prostate cancer and fish

consumption, they found that high fish consumption was associated with physical

activity, smoking and consumption of fruits and vegetables. High fish

consumption was inversely associated with eating red or processed meat.

Both age-adjusted and multivariate-adjusted risk-factor analyses revealed that

increased fish consumption was associated with a decreased risk of prostate

cancer. Men who did not eat fish were at a 2- to 3-fold increased risk of

developing prostate cancer compared with men who ate moderate-to-high amounts of

fatty fish, Dr. Terry and colleagues note.

" Our results support the hypothesis that fatty fish consumption lowers the risk

of prostate cancer, possibly through inhibition of arachidonic acid-derived

eicosanoid biosynthesis, " the investigators conclude.

Lancet 2001;357:1764-1766.