04.23.09
Indication: Prostate cancer
Source: Clinical Cancer Research, April 1, 2009;15(7):2559-2566.
Research: In this study, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, looked at 466 men with aggressive prostate cancer and 478 healthy men, assessing their eating habits using a food frequency questionnaire. The men were also screened for a variant of a gene known as COX-2, which helps regulate inflammation in the body. A certain variant of this gene is known to increase the risk of developing prostate cancer.
Results: The study showed that those men who ate dark, fatty fish one to three times per month had a 36% lower risk of prostate cancer as compared to those who had zero dark fish consumption. Furthermore, those who ate dark fish at least once a week had a 57% risk reduction. In contrast, those who consumed little to no omega 3 EPA/DHA and who also carried the specific COX-2 variant, were five times more likely to develop advanced prostate cancer. However, this association was essentially reversed with increasing consumption of omega 3 EPA/DHA.
