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Fish oil, Omega-3 causes huge increase in risk of prostate cancer
Insidecostarica ^

Posted on 07/16/2013 6:41:52 PM PDT by chessplayer

(AFP) – US scientists said Wednesday they have confirmed a surprising 2011 study that found a higher risk of prostate cancer among men who consume omega-3 fatty acids, raising new questions about the safety of supplements.

The research in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported a 71 percent higher risk for dangerous high-grade prostate cancer among men who ate fatty fish or took fish-oil supplements, which are often touted for their anti-inflammatory properties.

A large European study also found the same omega-3 and prostate cancer link.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cancer; fishoil; health; males; omega3; prostate; supplements
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To: chessplayer
The low rate of cancer in Asian peoples was always credited to their high intake of Omega-3/seafood. Maybe it's something else in their diet thats been overlooked...

Maybe it's a combination of genes and food - or genes and attitude or genes and fetal birth weight... we know so little...

61 posted on 07/16/2013 8:23:08 PM PDT by GOPJ (Department of Justice to Americans:'How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?')
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To: Stormdog

Agree 100% However, I have one concern. And I am not being sarcastic. Quality of life. Yes, we will all perish one day. But our family takes care of a Alzheimer’s patient. I would rather be able to remember my family at age 70. So I am continuing to search and have gotten no rock-solid answer...


62 posted on 07/16/2013 8:34:32 PM PDT by drinktheobamakoolaid (If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: redcatcherb412

I will keep taking mine.
My annual CT following the growth of an aortic aneurysm found a 70-80% blocked kidney artery. My daughter (an ER trauma nurse) told me to take Krill oil. Within 2 years the artery blockage reduced first to 60%, then disappeared altogether. Color me a believer that antioxidants in the omega-3 kill free radicals that cause artery buildup.


As far as I’m aware, nothing reverses artery buildup. Once it’s there it’s always there. Surgery can remove some blockage, and eating healthy foods can slow down further buildup, but there are no foods or exercise that will reduce the blockage that is already there.


63 posted on 07/16/2013 8:54:07 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: HotKat

This kind of stuff is irritating.
There is a 100% increase in death after birth. That’s not giving birth, but being born. We’re gonna die!


Well, if you don’t want to live as long as you can,,,go for it.


64 posted on 07/16/2013 8:56:35 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: chessplayer

Heck, I’ve been taking fish oil and vitamin E for forty years, and I’m as healthy as a ho


65 posted on 07/16/2013 9:01:21 PM PDT by Colinsky
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

The study did not target people who eat fish or take Omega-3 supplements,


True. But they found the ones who had a great increase in prostate cancer risk, everything else being equal, had Omega-3 in their blood. And the main source of Omega-3 is fish.


66 posted on 07/16/2013 9:01:46 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: goodnesswins

You might be surprised. The supplement business is no threat to Big Pharma. And think of how this may effect “boutique eggs” such as the ones I buy.


67 posted on 07/16/2013 9:17:02 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: manc

You nailed it.


68 posted on 07/16/2013 9:19:16 PM PDT by entropy12 (Even tho Obama is now a lame duck, with 2014 House majority, he will be a dangerously socialist!)
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To: SE Mom

I get my 3’s from eggs, from chickens that are fed ground flax. Also eat a serving or two per week of fatty fish. And chia seeds for breakfast. I never liked fish oil supplements. Had unpleasant aftertaste.


69 posted on 07/16/2013 9:21:14 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts; Mr. K

For a senior like me, dragging my clubs for 7 miles (average walking length on 18 holes) up and down hills 50+ feet high and hitting 40 to 50 shots with all my might (other 40 shots are putts requiring little effort) is quite strenuous. It takes 4 hours and 30 minutes of time. I am exhausted at the end. So it is definitely vigorous exercise in my case. The health benefits I am actually experiencing? Priceless!


70 posted on 07/16/2013 9:23:56 PM PDT by entropy12 (Even tho Obama is now a lame duck, with 2014 House majority, he will be a dangerously socialist!)
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To: chessplayer

What is wrong in just eating fish instead of swallowing pills?


71 posted on 07/16/2013 9:26:26 PM PDT by entropy12 (Even tho Obama is now a lame duck, with 2014 House majority, he will be a dangerously socialist!)
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To: chessplayer

“In general, there is nothing that has been proven to actually limit the risk of prostate cancer,” said Lowe, who was not involved in the study.


72 posted on 07/16/2013 9:36:53 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
Yeah, well a lot of that Omega-3 is produced from fish out of the Gulf of Mexico. Corexit?
73 posted on 07/16/2013 9:47:16 PM PDT by virgin (Don't screw with me.)
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To: Mamzelle

And, you know that because......????


74 posted on 07/16/2013 9:48:15 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: Mamzelle

“Had unpleasant aftertaste.”.....depends upon the kind you buy...and quality....and, btw...you ARE aware of the problems with FLAX for some people....right?


75 posted on 07/16/2013 9:49:45 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: chessplayer

Hmmm....I was told nothing could change my small, dense cholesterol issue, too....it was “hereditary”....but, I did....probably with fish oil...and maybe some compounded bio-id hormones...and maybe Niacin...who knows....but, I did.


76 posted on 07/16/2013 9:53:15 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: ICCtheWay

Alone, the omegas can add free radicals.

E must be taken with them.


77 posted on 07/16/2013 10:15:50 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Inbred, pedophile-worshipping, misogynists (mozlums) offend me.)
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To: chessplayer
By carefully studying the news I've determined that cell phones, high power lines, over cooked meat, under cooked meat, baked goods, plastic bottles, pasteurization, wheat, corn, coffee and most things with two syllables cause some kinds of cancer. But then so does the lack of them.
78 posted on 07/16/2013 10:23:43 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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What, not enough food for the whales?


79 posted on 07/16/2013 10:26:24 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: goodnesswins

That’s why it gets fed to chickens, and then I eat the eggs. Also, I mentioned chia. Did I stumble into the religion forum?


80 posted on 07/17/2013 5:37:58 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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