Could sockeye salmon reduce skin cancer risks?
Aside from being rich in omega-3s, these special, near-vegetarian salmon rank as an extraordinarily abundant source of vitamin D, high intake of which is associated with reduced risk of melanoma skin cancers. Far exceeding other food sources of vitamin D, sockeye contain up to 1,120 IU per 6 oz. serving, which is more than double the US RDA of 400 IU and approximates the 1,000-1,500 IU per day considered adequate and safe by the experts (to see comparative vitamin D data for various fish, click here). And astaxanthinthe plankton-derived pigment that turns salmon flesh red-orangemay be the most powerful of all the carotenoid-class antioxidants: the kind associated with reduced risk of melanoma skin cancers.effects in response to UV sunrays: Animal studies on omega-6 EFAs Dietary omega-6 EFAs raise blood and skin levels of prostaglandin PGE2, which promotes cancer-fueling inflammation and suppresses the immune response to pre-cancerous cell changes. Dietary omega-6 EFAs do not dampen the
