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Depression and Fish
See also:
Depression and Fish Oil
Essential Fatty Acids
and Foetal Development
Omega 3 and 6 May Help Dry
Eye Syndrome
Fish Oil and
Brain Learning Development
More and more evidence points to the association between omega-3
Fatty Acids and depression.
A review of recent studies showed that concentrations of omega-3
Fatty Acids were lower in participants with unipolar and postpartum
depression, than healthy controls.
Fish are the major dietary source of omega-3 Fatty Acids, and
infrequent fish consumption is associated with depression in
epidemiological studies.
In four of seven double-blind randomized controlled trials,
depression was significantly improved upon treatment with at least
1000mg per day of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), an omega-3 Fatty
Acid.
Prev.Med. 2005 Dec 6
Comment: Although oily fish is an excellent source of omega-3 Fatty
Acids, due to significant levels of toxicity found in almost all
fish nowadays, it is no longer recommended that fish be eaten more
than once per week, and it is now generally recommended to take good
quality EPA/DHA (fish oil) supplements instead.
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