Omega-3 fatty acids likely NOT associated with prostate cancer
This study did not test the question of whether giving fish oil supplements (or eating more oily fish) increased PC risk; it looked only a blood levels of omega-3 which are determined by intake, other dietary factors, metabolism and genetics.
The authors also failed to present the fuller story taught by the literature. The same team reported in 2010 that the use of fish oil supplements was not associated with any increased risk for prostate cancer. A 2010 meta-analysis of fish consumption and prostate cancer reported a reduction in late stage or fatal cancer among cohort studies, but no overall relationship between prostat...
Source: Track Your Plaque Blog - July 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 index Source Type: blogs
Are statins and omega-3s incompatible?
French researcher, Dr. Michel de Lorgeril, has been in the forefront of thinking and research into nutritional issues, including the Mediterranean Diet, the French Paradox, and the role of fat intake in cardiovascular health. In a recent review entitled Recent findings on the health effects of omega-3 fatty acids and statins, and their interactions: do statins inhibit omega-3?, he explores the question of whether statin drugs are, in effect, incompatible with omega-3 fatty acids.
Dr. Lorgeril makes several arguments:
1) Earlier studies, such as GISSI-Prevenzione, demonstrated reduction in cardiovascular events with omega-...
Source: Track Your Plaque Blog - June 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Fish oil Omega-3 fatty acids Statin drugs Source Type: blogs
DHA: the crucial omega-3
Of the two omega-3 fatty acids that are best explored, EPA and DHA, it is likely DHA that exerts the most blood pressure- and heart rate-reducing effects. Here are the data of Mori et al in which 4000 mg of olive oil, purified EPA only, or purified DHA only were administered over 6 weeks:
□ indicates baseline SBP; ▪, postintervention SBP; ○, baseline DBP; •, postintervention DBP; ⋄, baseline HR; and ♦, postintervention HR.
In this group of 56 overweight men with normal starting blood pressures, only DHA reduced systolic BP by 5.8 mmHg, diastolic by 3.3 mmHg.
While each omega-3 fatty acid has important effec...
Source: Track Your Plaque Blog - May 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Omega-3 fatty acids Source Type: blogs
What tests are MORE important than cholesterol?
In the conventional practice of early heart disease prevention, cholesterol testing takes center stage. Rarely does it go any further, aside from questions about family history and obvious sources of modifiable risk such as smoking and sedentary lifestyle.
So standard practice is to usually look at your LDL cholesterol, the value that is calculated, not measured, then–almost without fail–prescribe a statin drug. While there are indeed useful values in the standard cholesterol panel–HDL cholesterol and triglycerides–they are typically ignored or prompt no specific action.
But a genuine effort at he...
Source: Track Your Plaque Blog - May 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Lipoprotein testing Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 index Thyroid health vitamin D Source Type: blogs
