Omega-3s may reduce prostate cancer risk

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Omega-3s may reduce prostate cancer risk

 

“EPA and DHA intakes may reduce the risk of total and

advanced prostate cancer,” according to a study

undertaken by researchers at the Nutritional

Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology

and Genetics, National Cancer Institute.

 

The team evaluated the association between dietary

intake of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA

(docosahexaenoic acid) and prostate cancer risk in a

cohort of 47,866 men between 40 and 75 years of age

who were free from prostate cancer at the beginning of

the study.

 

After 14 years of follow-up, 2,965 subjects developed

prostate cancer. Of those 2,965 subjects, 448

developed advanced prostate cancer.

 

Researchers found that men with the highest intake of

EPA and DHA had an 11% reduced risk of developing

prostate cancer and a 26% reduced risk of developing

advanced prostate cancer.

 

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 80(1):204-216, 2004