Fatty fish for kidneys.Salmon, herring, sardines, mackerel mackerel, common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna. They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and , and other fatty fish may help protect against kidney cancer Kidney Cancer Definition Kidney cancer is a disease in which the cells in certain tissues of the kidney start to grow uncontrollably and form tumors. . Researchers tracked more than 36,000 Swedish women for 15 years. Those who reported eating fatty fish at least once a week both at the beginning of the study and 10 years later had a 74 percent lower risk of kidney cancer than those who said they ate no fatty fish. The researchers found no protection from lean seafood like cod, tuna, shrimp, and lobster. What to do: This study offers another reason to eat more fatty fish. The American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. already recommends eating at least two servings of fish--preferably fatty--each week to reduce the risk of heart disease. Researchers suggest that either the omega-3 fats or the vitamin D vitamin D Any of a group of fat-soluble alcohols important in calcium metabolism in animals to form strong bones and teeth and prevent rickets and osteoporosis. It is formed by ultraviolet radiation (sunlight) of sterols (see steroid) present in the skin. in fatty fish may protect against cancer. J Am. Med. Assoc. 296: 1371, 2006. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion