Thursday, August 16, 2007

Omega-3s shown in study to help with depression


Many of us have heard about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in our diet. Now there's research that shows omega-3s have anti-depressant effects in the body. That's the latest test results from a study in Tawan.
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Doctors discovered global areas that have a large consumption of omega-3s show a lower prevalence of depression.

Good sources of omega-3 fatty acids are fish and fish oil, as well as flax seed oil.

Researchers caution not to only use omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of depression and bipolar disorder.

The study appears in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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