Fish oil linked to increased risk of colon cancer in mice

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Fish oil – long encouraged by doctors as a supplement to support heart and joint health, among other benefits – induced severe colitis and colon cancer in mice in research led by Michigan State University and published this month in the journal Cancer Research.

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