%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship of Dietary Intake of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids with Risk of Prostate Cancer Development: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies and Review of Literature
%A Michael E. Chua
%A Maria Christina D. Sio
%A Mishell C. Sorongon
%A Jun S. Dy
%J Prostate Cancer
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/826254
%X Objective. To determine the relationship between dietary omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) and omega-6 fatty acids (n-6 PUFA) with prostate cancer risk from meta-analysis of prospective studies. Design. The literature retrieved from electronic biomedical databases up to June 2011 was critically appraised. General variance-based method was used to pool the effect estimates at 95% confidence interval. Heterogeneity was assessed by Chi2 and quantified by . Results. Eight cohort studies were included for meta-analysis. n-3 PUFA, n-6 PUFA, and their derivatives were not significantly associated with risk of prostate cancer in general. A significant negative association between high dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and prostate cancer risk (pooled RR: 0.915; 95% CI: 0.849, 0.985; ) was noted. Likewise, a slightly positive association was noted on dietary long-chain n-3 PUFA, composed of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) with prostate cancer risk (pooled RR: 1.135; 95% CI: 1.008, 1.278; ); however, when two other cohort studies with data of EPA and DHA, both analyzed separately, were included into the pool, the association became not significant (RR: 1.034; 95% CI: 0.973, 1.096; ). Conclusion. Intake of n-3 PUFA and n-6 PUFA does not significantly affect risk of prostate cancer. High intake of ALA may reduce risk of prostate cancer, while intake of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids does not have a significant effect. 1. Introduction 1.1. Prostate Cancer Currently, prostate cancer presents as a significant health problem. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and the second leading cause to cancer-related death in males [1]. Considerable amount of epidemiologic and experimental data suggested that diet or lifestyle interventions could potentially prevent diseases such as cancer [2]. Preliminary research studies have also shown that certain aspects of diet may influence the risk of developing prostate cancer but this remains to be ascertained [3]. Some of the compounds of interest were the n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Since the introduction of a family of unsaturated fatty acids, n-3 in 1990s and n-6 fatty acids in early 2000s, which were popularly referred to as omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids, respectively, they have become a major interest for study in their relationship with prostate cancer development [4]. Systematic reviews featuring relationship of components of omega fatty acids with prostate cancer development have yielded inconsistent findings [5¨C8]. However, these reviews had
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