The Facts:
* Just over 1,000 people completed a dietary questionnaire in a study looking at the association between certain foods and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
* Dietary fibre and fish oils including omega-3 greatly reduced the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
* Other foods containing beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) were also beneficial, although calcium and retinol were found to slightly increase the risk.
Shaun’s comment: Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are a group of diseases which are cancers of the white blood cells and are different to another type, which is called Hodgkin's disease. People who get the disease usually first notice painless swellings in areas where there are lots of lymph nodes, such as the armpit or groin. Among the major findings of this case-control study was the association of a reduced risk of this cancer in those who included omega-3 fatty acid and fibre in the diet.
Study reference:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwj330
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