Combined vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids and a simple exercise program may reduce cancer risk among active adults aged 70 plus

[bennevisplace]

In the "DO-HEALTH" randomized clinical trial with 2,157 relatively healthy participants aged 70 plus, supplementation with daily high-dose vitamin D3 plus omega-3s, combined with a simple home exercise program (SHEP), showed no significant improvement in systolic or diastolic blood pressure, nonvertebral fractures, physical performance, infection rate, or cognition jamanetwork.com/journals/ja...

In a 3 year follow-up, however, there was a significant cumulative reduction in the risk of developing an invasive cancer frontiersin.org/articles/10...

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

Thanks bennevisplace,

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I suspect that if a drug company could pack the benefits of regular exercise into a pill, they would make a big fortune in the multiple billions. Whether the Vitamin D or the Omega-3 s add anything to the exercise benefit may be debatable.

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cancer.gov/news-events/canc...

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webmd.com/fitness-exercise/...

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Len

[bennevisplace in reply to lankisterguy]

Ha, good point about the mythical exercise pill! The money to be made in equipment pales in comparison fitness-superstore.co.uk/li...

[bennevisplace in reply to lankisterguy]

I'm all for individuals taking responsibility for their own well being and health, as far as they are able to.

Early 2019 the NHS leadership structured their Long Term Plan around preventative medicine longtermplan.nhs.uk/areas-o... Obviously Covid has set back the implementation of some services, but the intention is good.

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to bennevisplace]

I haven’t heard those words ‘NHS Leadership’ in a few years!

[Jm954 Administrator]

I’m not at all sure about Omega3. There is so much conflicting ‘evidence’’ and, coupled with the fact that much is from krill, a valuable food source for many marine creatures, I no longer take it. However, exercise, at any level, and D3 are simple, don’t harm the environment and there is evidence of lots of benefits. That’s my plan.

[bennevisplace in reply to Jm954]

For me the most striking result here was the combination being much greater than the sum of the parts.

Near us in Sussex is a producer of linseed in various forms, a good source of omega 3.

[CaptRon1976 in reply to Jm954]

Jackie, what is your current tx plan? Thinking about you, Ron

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to CaptRon1976]

Thanks Ron,I’ve just completed the Venetoclax ramp up and start rituximab on Wednesday. I’m going to have 6 months of this treatment and we’ll review the plan.

Just had my PICC line removed today 😊

[CaptRon1976 in reply to Jm954]

As a doc with CLL what you have been going through is enormously interesting to me as I try to help others as well as myselfAll the best👍🏻

[wroxham-gb in reply to Jm954]

Hi JackieLooks like I'll be doing the same as you on Wednesday. I'll be finishing the ramp up of Ventoclax on Tuesday with Retuximab on Wednesday.

Hope all goes well for you.

Suex

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to wroxham-gb]

You too Sue xx

[Peggy4 in reply to Jm954]

Thinking of you both Jm954 and wroxham-gb Peggy x