Fish Oil Fast Fact #157: Omega 3 Cuts Prostate Cancer Risk
Posted by Michael Byrd on Nov 05 2009 | Tagged as: Fish Oil
It has long been suspected that omega 3 could play a vital role in the prevention of breast cancer, but now researchers suspect that omega 3 fatty acids could help protect men against advanced prostate cancer as well (Clinical Cancer Research 2009). In the study, 466 men with aggressive prostate cancer and 478 healthy men were studied. The researchers found that men who had the highest intake of omega 3 fatty acids had a 63 percent lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer compared with men with the lowest intake of fatty acids.
While the researchers are simply suggesting at this time that eating fish may decrease a man’s risk of prostate cancer, it is important to remember that some studies indicate that to get enough omega 3 through diet alone you might need to eat as many as 2 pounds of fish a day. If you are not sure that you can choke down that much seafood each and every day, consider simply supplementing your diet with a daily omega 3 fish oil supplement. Even though the results are not considered conclusive, waiting on omega 3 may not be a risk that you can afford to take.
