A RECENT STUDY LINKS FISH CONSUMPTION with melanoma, a potentially life-threatening form of skin cancer. If you are a fish consumer, should you change your diet based on the results? The quick answer is no.
Published in June 2022, the study quickly became viral. “New Study Finds Eating Fish Linked To Increased Melanoma Risk In Older Adults” blared one headline. Bloomberg UK served this one: “Eating Two Portions of Fish Per Week Linked to Deadly Skin Cancer.”
Such headlines may have had sushi eaters searching for the first available appointment with a skin doctor. But before you rush to the dermatologist, you should consider some of the study’s limitations.
So, are we on a fishing expedition? Before I pause to let you groan, let’s quickly analyze the provocative new study.
Fish consumption and melanoma
At the study start, subjects reported their fish consumption over the prior year. Researchers then tracked these individuals for 15 years, noting who developed cancer and who did not.
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