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Read Summaries of Important Scientific Studies
on Omega-3's
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Omega-3’s
and Brain Health
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| Omega-3’s
Help to Preserve Cognitive Functioning |
In a study
featured in Neurology, 1,613 subjects
were examined between the ages
of 45 and 70, testing the correlation
between Omega-3 consumption and
the preservation of cognitive
abilities. Mental functioning
was gauged on multiple measures
by researchers (memory, psychomotor
speed, higher-level information
processing and overall cognition),
and participants completed a food
consumption questionnaire to record
their eating patterns, especially
as their diets related to intake
of fatty fish.
Consumption of long-chain polyunsaturated
Omega-3 fatty acids derived from
fish was positively associated
with a reduced risk of mental
impairment, both on measures of
overall cognitive function and
psychomotor speed. Researchers
also noted a significant correlation
between higher consumption rates
of cholesterol (saturated fats)
and an increased risk of impaired
memory and cognitive flexibility.
The researchers concluded that
Omega-3’s may benefit cognitive
performance due to their anti-inflammatory
properties. The researchers further
speculate that the diminished
cognitive performance associated
with lower intake of Omega-3’s
may be a predictor of Alzheimer’s
Disease later in life.
“Dietary intake of fatty acids
and fish in relation to cognitive
performance at middle age.” Neurology.
2004 Jan 27;62(2):275-80.
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| Eating
Fish Lowers the Risk of Dementia |
French researchers
conducted an extensive, seven-year
study to investigate correlations
between consumption of fish (high
in polyunsaturated fatty acids)
or meat (high in saturated fatty
acids) and the risk of developing
dementia, including Alzheimer’s
Disease. Subjects, who were aged
at least 68 with no symptoms of
dementia, recorded their consumption
rates of these items. Researchers
collected data at two, five and
seven years following the start
of the study.
Over the entire period in question,
subjects who ate fish once per
week or more had dramatically
lower incidences of cognitive
decline. Researchers speculated
that in addition to providing
vascular protection, the essential
fatty acids (Omega-3’s) found
in fish might be responsible for
diminishing inflammation of brain
tissue. They further hypothesized
that Omega-3’s may play an important
part in the development of the
brain and the regeneration of
nerve cells.
“Fish, meat,
and risk of dementia: cohort study.”
British Medical Journal, 2002;
325; 932-933. |
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