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Cod liver oil and Cancer Prevention


Can you use cod liver oil as cancer prevention therapy?

In the past, this healthy oil has gained a reputation as a cure-all for everything. Will it help your body fight off cancer?

Medical researchers are still waging a battle to stop cancer and find a cure. Following a healthy diet with moderate exercise will go a long way to reducing your risk. One of the most important forefronts in research is the amazing powers of foods that help heal and prevent diseases in your body.

Cod liver oil has many healthful ingredients. A natural source of vitamin A, this nutrient has been shown to reduce your risk for many different types of cancer.

Patients with lung cancer were shown to have lower levels of vitamin A. Animal studies showed an increased rate of lung tumors when their bodies were low in vitamin A.

Researchers in China found children taking cod liver oil for more than 1 year had a much lower risk of getting childhood leukemia than children who didn't take fish oil.

Another study from Norway found people who supplemented their diets with skim milk and cod liver oil had much lower risks for getting lung cancer. These risk factors were low even when patients smoked cigarettes.



Comments:

Using cod liver oil on cancer is not a natural cancer cure, but can offer you many benefits to maintaining a healthy, disease-free lifestyle. High in omega 3 fatty acids and vitamins, your body is sure to appreciate this healthy oil.

Research references:

Protective dietary factors and lung cancer. International Journal of Epidemiology. 1990;19 Suppl 1:S32-42

Dietary fat intake and risk of lung cancer: a prospective study of 51,452 Norwegian men and women. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 1997 Dec;6(6):540-9. Veierod MB, Laake P, Thelle DS. Section for Medical Statistics, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway.

A population-based case-control study of childhood leukemia in Shanghai. Cancer. 1988 Aug 1;62(3):635-44. Shu XO, Gao YT, Brinton LA, Linet MS, Tu JT, Zheng W, Fraumeni JF Jr. Shanghai Cancer Institute, Epidemiology Department, People's Republic of China.



 

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