Went to doc today, high bad cholesterol, low good cholesterol

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45. Also, there are problems with fish oil supplements.

Not to depress you too much; I used to take these, too. Since my father died of aggressive prostate cancer a couple years ago, and I am at risk for that .....

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-201307126467

First, the latest news. A study by scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle linked eating a lot of oily fish or taking potent fish oil supplements to a 43% increased risk for prostate cancer overall, and a 71% increased risk for aggressive prostate cancer. Their report was published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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The report from the Fred Hutchinson researchers is the latest to sound a warning about too much omega-3 fatty acids. Back in May, for example, Italian researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to reduce heart attacks, strokes, or deaths from heart disease in people with risk factors for heart disease.

This work follows similar warnings about vitamin E supplements, beta carotene supplements, and other high-dose dietary supplements.

Evidence linking fish oil and cancer has been all over the map. Some research suggests diets high in fatty fish or fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of certain cancers, including prostate cancer. Other research shows no such association.

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Despite this one study, you should still consider eating fish and other seafood as a healthy strategy. If we could absolutely, positively say that the benefits of eating seafood comes entirely from omega-3 fats, then downing fish oil pills would be an alternative to eating fish. But it’s more than likely that you need the entire orchestra of fish fats, vitamins, minerals, and supporting molecules, rather than the lone notes of EPA and DHA.