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Fish-Oil Fats May Stop Cancer Weight Loss

7th February 2008

Dietary supplements enriched in omega-3 fatty acids, a component of fish oil, may help cancer patients gain weight, new research suggests. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dietary fat not seen linked to overall breast cancer risk

7th January 2008

Results of a prospective Swedish cohort study of mainly premenopausal women at enrollment does not provide any evidence that total dietary fat or intake of monounsaturated fat (MUFA), polyunsaturated fat (PUFA), or saturated fat (SFA) is associated with overall breast cancer risk.However, according to Dr. Marie Lof from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, “Our results suggest that types of fat (MUFA, PUFA, SFA) may have different effects on risk between breast cancer occurring before and after age 50 years.”

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