Omega-3 fatty acids have long been hailed for their apparent ability to lower blood pressure and cholesterol as well as protect against heart diseases. They are also known to have anti-inflammatory properties that might help prevent different forms of cancer.
But a new study by some Medical Researchers in the United States is raising questions about Omega-3 fatty acids. The study revealed that men who consume a lot of EPA, DPA and DHA - three anti-inflammatory metabolically related fatty acids that are found in fatty fish and fish oil supplements have 43% increased chances of developing prostate cancer. Men who eat diets high in fatty acids were also shown to have 71% increased risk of developing high-grade prostate cancer, and a 44% higher chance of having low-grade prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and while the latest statistics show that most men will eventually develop prostate cancer if they live long. Only a specific type of cancer, known as high-grade, carries high risk of serious health problems.
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer will affect an estimated 238,590 new patients in 2013 and about 29,720 prostate cancer patients will die this year.
NOTE: If you are a man of certain age and a regular consumer of fatty fish or fish oil, you may want to rethink your health regime!
That research was not truthful. I heard that the subjects were not even given any omega three supplements. Also it was another way of giving supplements a bad name. Allopathic medicine don't care about the alternative.
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