Omega-3 May be Good for Your Mood
(NY, Reuters Health, 3/13/07)

Dr. Sarah M. Conklin of the University of Pittsburgh, and team, set out to determine whether the volume of gray matter in the brain was proportional to how much omega-3 fatty acid subjects consume. They questioned 55 adults about their omega-3 fatty acid intake and assessed gray matter volume using MRI scans. The investigators found that higher intakes of omega-3 were associated with larger volumes of gray matter in areas of the brain related to mood and regulation of emotion. These findings suggest that omega-3s may improve areas of the brain related to emotion, but further studies are needed to assess whether ingesting high amounts of omega-3s by eating fish, for instance, will actually alter the brain and enhance mood. (American Psychosomatic Society's annual meeting,

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