There is something very fishy about the study linking fish oil with increased prostate cancer

So, fish oil might increase aggressive prostate cancer!  I think not.  More often that not studies like these, that are outliers of the general trend of research on a topic usually end up being proved to be wrong.  In this case, the resounding trend is for fish and other omega 3 oils to have numerous health benefits, including reduced prostate cancer risk.

In the meantime, sadly, the media is having a field day.  The damage is done.

So what's wrong or weak with this study?  Rather than me try to explain, here is an article by Denise Minger that shows the risk of jumping to conclusions on the basis of a single study:

Is Fish Oil Linked to Prostate Cancer?

This is a special guest post from expert study-dismantler Denise Minger. (Read Denise’s previous guest posts – Will Eating Whole Grains Help You Live Longer? and High Fat Diet Linked to Breast Cancer? – and her blog at Raw Food SOS.) Enter Denise…
Like salmon? Pop fish oil? Got a prostate? Then listen up. A new cancer study rolled in this week, and at first glance, it looks like bad news for any fish-loving men out there. A team of researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found a disturbing link between blood levels of DHA – that darling omega-3 fat abundant in seafood – and the risk of developing aggressive, “high-grade” prostate tumors.

The eyebrow-raising results of the study showed that:

• Compared to folks with low DHA levels, men with the highest levels were 2.5 times more likely to wind up with aggressively growing prostate tumors.
• Men with the highest blood levels of trans fatty acids were the least likely to get aggressive prostate cancer. (Say what?)

According to the researchers, very few of the study subjects were supplementing with fish oil – so these findings probably don’t reflect unbridled mega-dosing of omega-3 fats. Despite its consistent role in boosting heart-health, it looks like fish oil could be a double-edged sword. And maybe a stick of trans-fatty margarine is really a cancer cure. Intriguing, eh?

Something’s Fishy

Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fish-oil-prostate-cancer/#ixzz2Yp7Kj92F

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Hey folks - if you are not already doing so and are concerned about minimising your risks of cancer, heart disease and other killers - add a little turmeric to your cooking.

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Excessive vitamin use increases men's prostate cancer risk

May 21, 2007
'Men who pop too many vitamins in the hope of improving their health may in fact be raising their risk of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer, especially men with a family history of the disease.Researchers at the National Cancer Institute found that men who exceeded the recommended dose — taking more than seven multivitamins a week — increased the risk of advanced cancer by about 30%.'

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Gary Moller comments:

Do not throw away all of your vitamins just yet! Just as a single Swallow does not make a summer, so a single study does not mean vitamins really do cause cancer.

There are many possible factors at play here, such as the men taking the most vitamins tend to lead the worst lifestyle - late night partying, alcolhol, cigarettes, working long hours indoors, eating poor food, like MSG laden fast food that is microwaved to death, or living in polluted cities and already being generally unwell. Its a bit like stretching and athletes. Most athletes only take up stretching regularly in response to injury leading some researchers to conclude that stretching causes injuries.

It may be that these men are consuming large quantities of synthetic vitamins which are of highly questionable benefit. Most naturally sourced vitamin supplements are chock full of nutritional co-factors. I am making it a point to stock my store with naturally sourced products ( http://www.myotec.co.nz/ ). Also, if too much on one or another vitamin is taken, deficiency may occur in others, including various minerals. If vitamin D is low, then it is possible that the body can not properly utilise large amounts of vitamins especially if they are pure synthetics.

When it comes to preventing and managing prostate cancer, I would place vitamin D as the number one priority with minerals second, omega 3 oils third and various vitamins fourth. If you are concerned about your prostate cancer risk, I suggest that the first thing you do is determine with scientific accuracy what your vitamin D and mineral levels are. You get the vitamin D test via your doctor and your minerals via me with a hair tissue mineral analysis. Once you have your results, you will know exactly what your nutritional requirements are. Most of the guessing about taking vitamins for health is eliminated.

Some Australian childcare centres now requiring wearing of sunglasses

"Australian eye experts say childcare centres and schools should be keeping children in the shade in the middle of the day and teaching them to wear sunglasses as well as hats and sunscreen. "

"My children go to childcare. They have to wear hats outside and sunscreen and I think sunglasses should be part of that," said the father of Georgia, almost three, and Thomas, one."There's no reason they shouldn't be wearing them. There's no harm that will come to them from wearing them. It's all good for their long-term sight."

For more, click the hyperlinked title and the following: http://www.babybanz.co.nz/news.php

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Gary Moller comments:

We are seeing an explosion of ailments that are associated with lack of sunshine. These include spontaneous childhood fractures (Gilchrist fractures), depresssion, a resurgence of tuberculosis, ulcerative digestive tract diseases, neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis and all manner of terrifying cancers, including breast, prostate and cervical cancer.

A single-minded attempt to terrorise entire populations, regardless of skin type, about the dangers of sunlight in order to prevent a single disease (melanoma) is contributing to this explosion of diseases - if not being the principal cause.

We know, for instance, that exposure of skin to sunlight during the adolescent years can reduce a girl's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer by up to 50%. Do you hear about that from the cancer prevention agencies? No!

Bright sunlight on the face during the morning hours suppresses the hormone melatonin which causes sleepiness and depression. Wearing dark glasses during the day upsets the body's natural day-night biorythms, including suppression of melatonin during waking hours. Should we be doing this to our children from their earliest years?

As an aside, large floppy hats and sunglasses on children prevent the proper development of peripheral vision which is essential for safety and sporting activities. If not developed during early childhood this ability is lost forever.

The Australian, New Zealand or US Cancer Society and the rest that are spear-heading this erroneous and scandalous campaign of terror and consequent illness have no credibility as neutral advisors on the matter. This is because of the fact that much of their revenue is reliant on the sale of commercial products including protective clothing, sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. They have no credibility, so my advice is to take their advice with a grain of salt.