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eicosapentaenoic acid

ANTI-AGING SKIN EFFECTS OF FISH OILS ON HUMAN SKIN – (07-17-06)

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Photoprotective and anti-skin-aging effects of eicosapentaenoic acid in human skin in vivo

I feel that our fear-mongering with sunlight exposure and skin cancer has done more harm than good (as usual…). Instead of focusing on rational sun exposure and the implications that a poor quality diet can increase the risk for skin cancers, we tell people to slap on SPF 75 to walk to the car. The result? Still no focus on the fault of low intakes of healthier fats on the increase in melanoma in kids (do you think today’s kids get more or less sun exposure??) and endemic levels of Vit D deficiency.

This article again supports the concepts that healthy fats have a large contribution to the general health of our skin.

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FISH OIL KILLS CANCER CELLS – (10-20-05)

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Apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells induced by eicosapentaenoic acid

Pancreatic cancer is definitely low on the list of cancers you would want to get. There just aren’t 3 yr survival rates. A few years back, Dr. Gonzalez published a small clinical trial in pancreatic cancer using various approaches such as vegetarian diet, digestive enzymes, detoxification and coffee enemas and got a few patients in this trial past 3 yrs. The results were enough for the NIH to give him a grant to further his research.

You can bet the the positive results from his approach is not from one single approach; rather, it is the accumulation of many beneficial components in this lifestyle. In the study here, the researchers found that EPA, an essential fatty acid, induced the death of cancer cells in the lab. Not a bad start.

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USE OF EPA REDUCES RISK OF CANCER – (08-01-05)

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EPA inhibits UV-induced MMP-1 expression in human dermal fibroblasts

Remember that Eicosapentaenoic acid is an essential fatty acid that is found in fish oils along with DHA.  I have always stated that my belief is that the increase in melanoma in our kids is coming from inside, not from sun exposure.  As you all know, I truly hate to find research that supports my opinion, but I feel it is my obligation to my readers to point these articles out in a non-self-serving manner.

So in this study the ability of UV exposure to increase expression of the genes that produce matrix metalloproteinases–enzymes that destroy tissue and create inflammation–was reduced with the addition of EPA.  So, not only will it probably lower your risk of many types of cancer, your skin will look less wrinkled in the process.

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