Fish consumption, cancer, and Alzheimer disease

Fish consumption, cancer, and Alzheimer disease.

The recent article in the Journal by Fernandez et al (1), pointing out that fish consumption reduces the risk of several types of cancer, is an important work that opens the door to increased prevention of such cancers. Chronic inflammation is one of the risk factors for cancer (2). The results of a recent study suggest that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs may prevent colon cancer by suppre...

Consumption of fish and n-3 fatty acids and risk of incident Alzheimer disease.

BACKGROUND Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improve brain functioning in animal studies, but there is limited study of whether this type of fat protects against Alzheimer disease. OBJECTIVE To examine whether fish consumption and intake of different types of n-3 fatty acids protect against Alzheimer disease. DESIGN Prospective study conducted from 1993 through 2000, of a stratified r...

Curtin University of Technology July 2010 Consumption of Fish and Alzheimer ’ s Disease CESSH

Fish consumption and the risk of Alzheimer disease: is it time to make dietary recommendations?

I N THIS ISSUE of the ARCHIVES, Morris and colleagues report data from a remarkable prospective study of Alzheimer disease (AD) in a biracial community in Chicago, Ill (815 people, aged 65-94 years). They found that subjects who ate fish once a week or more had a 60% lower risk for developing AD than those who consumed fish less frequently. The data were statistically adjusted to correct for th...

Fish Consumption, Methylmercury, and Human Heart Disease

Environmental mercury continues to be of concern to public health advocates, both in the U.S. and abroad, and new research continues to be published. A recent analysis of potential health benefits of reduced mercury emissions has opened a new area of public health concern: adverse effects on the cardiovascular system, which could account for the bulk of the potential economic benefits. The auth...