PART TWO OMEGA 3 BENEFITS FOR THE HEART AND MAYBE EYE AND BRAIN TOO

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A study that appeared in the January, 2004 issue of the medical journal Neurology concluded that "Fatty fish and marine omega-3 PUFA consumption was associated with a reduced risk...of impaired cognitive function" in a middle-aged population. They looked at 1,613 subjects ranging from 45 to 70 years old. "From 1995 until 2000,....cognitive battery tests were administered and compound scores were constructed for memory, psychomotor speed, cognitive flexibility (i.e., higher order information processing), and overall cognition". They gave the participants a questionnaire to assess what they ate. The conclusion " Fatty fish and marine omega-3 PUFA consumption was associated with a reduced risk and intake of cholesterol and saturated fat with an increased risk of impaired cognitive function in this middle-aged population.

Dietary Intake of Fatty Acids and Fish in Relation to Cognitive Performance at Middle Age

The Relationship of Dietary Lipid Intake and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Case-Control Study

Association Between Vitamin D and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988 Through 1994

Omega-3 Prevents Retinopathy

Can Omega-3's Treat ADD, Bipolar Disorder?

Previous Report About Alzheimer's

Omega-3 gets another boost
Scientists from Rush Medical Center, Chicago tried to track the fish consumption of 815 elderly people aged 65 to 94 years, who were initially unaffected by Alzheimer disease ,they completed a dietary questionnaire on average 2.3 years before clinical evaluation of incident disease. The scientists report that elderly people who ate the omega 3 containing fish regularly had less chance of contracting Alzheimer's.

Consumption of Fish and n-3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease

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