Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Fish Oils and Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer is a devastating disease with a tremendous amount of impact on our society, so it's always good news when any forward strides on dealing with this menace are found. Recently, scientific study examined the relationship of fish oil supplements with the incidence of breast cancer, and found some surprising results.

The study itself was massive... over 30,000 women were interviewed and followed over the course of six years. It's always incredible to me when I read about long-term studies of that magnitude, and try to realize the scope of effort required to track that many people for that long of a time.

In this case, the payoff was worth it. Those women who reported that they were taking fish oil supplements also had a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer.

How much lower? Over 30% lower! Talk about a big difference!

This is big news for women who have a family history of this type of cancer, of course, and the best part of it is, fish oils are a natural substance that have significant health benefits in many other areas, especially inflammation. So, now there's another very big reason to consider adding fish oils as a supplement to a healthy diet and wellness lifestyle!

Source: Fish Oil and Breast Cancer Risk

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The fish oil post is interesting. It would be even more useful if you cited the source. Who did the study? Where was it published? While I am confident you are sharing useful information, it will add to your credibility by telling us where you learned this.