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The authors note that the Jamaican diet includes a
diet rich in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids may
be associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer,
and could explain why Jamaica has the world's highest
incidence of the disease, according to study findings
published in the January issue of the Journal of
Urology.
Charles B. Brendler, M.D., of the University of
Chicago, and colleagues conducted a study of 148 men
in Kingston, Jamaica, who were tested for the presence
of prostate-specific antigen. Biopsies were performed
on the 54 men with 2.6 ng/mL or more of the antigen,
of whom 24 had pr ostate cancer.
Erythrocyte membrane polyunsaturated fatty acid levels
were also analyzed,revealing a positive correlation
between tumor volume and the linoleic
acid-to-docosahexaenoic acid (omega-3) ratio. There
was also a positive correlation between the tumor
Gleason score and linoleic acid levels.
The authors note that the Jamaican diet includes the
widely consumed ackee fruit, which is rich in omega-6
polyunsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid, and also
that the country's leading cause of death is prostate
cancer. "The positive correlations between linoleic
acid and Gleason score, and the linoleic
acid-to-docosahexaenoic acid ratio and tumor volume
support studies showing that omega-6 polyunsaturated
fatty acids stimulate and omega-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids inhibit prostate cancer growth," they conclude.
The authors note that the Jamaican diet includes a
diet rich in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids may
be associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer,
and could explain why Jamaica has the world's highest
incidence of the disease, according to study findings
published in the January issue of the Journal of
Urology.
Charles B. Brendler, M.D., of the University of
Chicago, and colleagues conducted a study of 148 men
in Kingston, Jamaica, who were tested for the presence
of prostate-specific antigen. Biopsies were performed
on the 54 men with 2.6 ng/mL or more of the antigen,
of whom 24 had pr ostate cancer.
Erythrocyte membrane polyunsaturated fatty acid levels
were also analyzed,revealing a positive correlation
between tumor volume and the linoleic
acid-to-docosahexaenoic acid (omega-3) ratio. There
was also a positive correlation between the tumor
Gleason score and linoleic acid levels.
The authors note that the Jamaican diet includes the
widely consumed ackee fruit, which is rich in omega-6
polyunsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid, and also
that the country's leading cause of death is prostate
cancer. "The positive correlations between linoleic
acid and Gleason score, and the linoleic
acid-to-docosahexaenoic acid ratio and tumor volume
support studies showing that omega-6 polyunsaturated
fatty acids stimulate and omega-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids inhibit prostate cancer growth," they conclude.