1.5 gram alfa-linoleenzuur per dag verlaagt licht prostaatkanker

Research Question:
Individual-based studies that show the relationship between the consumption of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and the risk of prostate cancer, showed inconsistent results. It was therefore carried out this review article.

Eating alpha-linolenic acid reduces the chance of getting prostate cancer?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 5 prospective studies.
There was heterogeneity.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that eating a lot of alpha-linolenic acid compared to little, the chance of getting prostate cancer does not significantly with 3% [pooled RR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.80-1.10] reduced.

The researchers found that eating more than 1.5 grams of alpha-linolenic acid per day compared with less than 1.5 grams, the chance of getting prostate cancer significantly with 5% [pooled RR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.91-0.99] reduced. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.

The researchers concluded that eating alpha-linolenic acid (> 1.5 grams per day) the chance of getting prostate cancer reduced light.

Original title:
Prospective studies of dietary alpha-linolenic acid intake and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis by Carayol M, Grosclaude P and Delpierre C.

Link:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10552-009-9465-1

Additional information about El Mondo:

Products	Number of grams of alpha-linolenic acid
1 teaspoon flaxseed oil (10 ml)	5.3
1 handful of walnuts (30 grams)	2.2
1 teaspoon soybean oil (100 ml)	0.5
Broccoli (200 grams)	0.28
Mushroom (200 grams)	0.2