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A ground breaking study at Tufts University has identified the major fatty acid in fish oil that appears to protect brains against dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Results from a new study conducted at Tufts University suggest that having increased docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels in the blood and eating about three fish meals each week are associated with a significant 48 percent reduction in the risk of Alzheimer's disease in elderly men and women. Participants who had diets rich in DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, reduced their risk of developing dementia considerably compared with those whose diets contained low amounts of DHA. These results are consistent with a study published in Archives of Neurology in July 2003. DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, is the most abundant fatty acid in the brain. Besides a diet that includes fish, another way to obtain DHA is by supplementation. (Essential Omega III Fish Oil with Vitamin E) "These dramatic results show how older adults can play a significant role in their neurological health by increasing their intake of fish, fish oil or especially, DHA," said Ernst Schaefer, MD, senior scientist and director of the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts University. In this study, the other major fatty acid in fish oil, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), had no effect. |
