Sunday, September 24, 2006

Fatty Fish Fight Cancer

The article states that eating fatty fish such as salmon, herring, sardines, and mackerel might lower the risk of kidney cancer in women. Fatty fish are full of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D. They found that women who ate fatty fish at least once a week had a 44% chance of lowering the risk of kidney cancer. Those that ate fatty fish on a daily basis over a ten year period had up to 74% chance of lowering their risk of kidney cancer. The report did not state that eating fatty fish will prevent kidney cancer but there is a link between them that will require future research.

Full text of the article:
www.webmd.com/content/article/127/116750.htm

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