A recent study published by the New York Daily News has had many of my patients calling me in a panic asking if they should stop taking their omega 3 supplements. Since this study was published, thousands of health-conscious folks just like you have suddenly become afraid of their own dietary supplements.

Let me put those fears to rest right now by saying:

Omega 3 does not cause prostate cancer or any other type of cancer, it helps prevent it.

Flawed Omega 3 Study Jumps the Gun - Frightens Consumers

It is well know that those cultures and individuals who follow a Mediterranean diet or Japanese diet, both of which are high in EPA+DHA, have greatly reduced risks of developing prostate cancer. This concurs with my personal observations and treatment of patients over the past thirty years.

When I first heard about this so-called study, it didn't make any sense to me so I did some research. This is when I came across an email from Dr. Robert Rountree, Chief Medical Officer of Thorne Research, Inc.

This is what he had to say about the study:

"The data came from what is referred to as a retrospective, nested, case-control study. The data was extracted from another, much larger, previously conducted trial that was not originally intended to examine the relationship between omega-3 fatty acid levels and prostate cancer.  In other words, the original study was not designed to determine any of the conclusions reached in the analysis contained in the article."

This means the study was completely misrepresented. This was not a controlled, double-blind study you're used to reading about. Nobody studied a group of men for a period of years, giving one group fish oil and the other group a placebo. No actual clinical trials were conducted at all.

This observational study was taken directly from a larger, previous study that had been conducted years earlier for something completely unrelated.

Unbelievable!    It gets worse.

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