“Service Learning in Health and Wellness” is a course offered by CCAPP at The City College of NY, which guides students to learn through hands-on services that address health issues in Harlem.
We've worked on making healthy snacks available in school vending machines, improved school cafeteria’s recycling, convinced local bodegas to offer healthy lunches, hosted farmers’ market, and developed a Healthy Living Guide with cancer prevention tips.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Omega 3 fatty acid and cancer risk
Most of us have heard of the importance of eating fish to obtain omega 3 fatty acids because of its multiple benefits. Researchers have found that men with high levels of DHA [one of the omega 3 fatty acids found in fish oil] are two and half times more likely to have an aggressive form of prostate cancer. In addition, most of the claims that have been made in the past regarding the benefits of consuming omega 3 fatty acids have been under substantial scrutiny in fact fish oil may be doing more harm than good. Studies have shown there is a link between fish oil consumption and developing type 2 diabetes. Moreover, fish oil has NOT shown to improve memory in Alzheimer patients, cognitive development in babies during pregnancy nor help heart patients. Please share this info with your family and friends.
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