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We are pleased to introduce a high-quality, higher-potency vitamin D supplement … one with unique attractions!
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Our "whole food" Omega-3 Salmon Oil supplements contain only unrefined oil from wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon: a fish whose renowned purity is reflected in the pristine contents of our naturally colorful capsules.
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Middle-Aged Brain Boost Linked to Omega-3s
Findings add weight to calls for more clinical trials to test the brain-health effects of omega-3 fatty acids in people of all ages
by Craig Weatherby
Books, articles, and TV shows about brain aging have been sprouting up lately … and most mention the growing evidence that omega-3s boost adults’ brain health.
This perception was affirmed by the University of Pittsburgh team behind the study we report today:
“Existing evidence links greater dietary intake of fish and omega-3s to better early brain development and lowered risk of cognitive disorders in late life.” (Muldoon MF et al. 2010)
The results of their unusually compelling new study strengthen the suspected link between omega-3s and brain health … while shedding light on the oft-overlooked brain effects of omega-3s in people’s mid-adulthood years (35 to 54).
This investigation is more meaningful than most epidemiological studies because it was based on omega-3 blood tests, not estimates of omega-3 intake based on diet surveys.
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Key points
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Study in people aged 35 to 54 links higher blood levels of omega-3 DHA to better performance on cognition tests.
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Findings add to small body of evidence that omega-3s can do more than deter, delay, or diminish dementia in people over 65.
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Results need to be confirmed in clinical trials and should encourage funding for them.
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Analyses based on blood tests still can’t prove a cause-and-effect relationship between omega-3s and brain health. But they’re far better than basing a statistical analysis on people’s iffy answers to diet questionnaires.
And unlike most epidemiological studies on omega-3s and brain health, it involved people in mid-adulthood, aged 35 to 54 … so the evidence it provides is especially interesting.
Relatively few studies have examined the effects of omega-3s in this “young middle age” bracket, with mixed but generally favorable results (Kalmijn S et al. 2004; Fontani G et al. 2005; Eskelinen MH et al. 2008; Devore EE et al. 2009).
We’ve also reported on other evidence that omega-3s may enhance brain health and performance in people from 20 to 50:
Let’s take a look at the new findings, which add force to the increasing calls for clinical trials.
Blood analysis links omega-3 DHA to better brain function in middle age
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh analyzed health records and blood tests from 280 people aged 35 to 54 (Muldoon MF et al. 2010).
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Why this epidemiological study was better than most
In all but a few epidemiological studies, people are surveyed about their eating habits in order to estimate their intake of a nutrient being studied for possible health effects ... in this case, omega-3s.
The accuracy of this approach relies on several factors prone to error: the quality of the diet survey and the omega-3-intake estimates it yields, the size of the study population, the number of years being recalled … and people’s fuzzy memories.
Also, higher intakes of healthier foods can be a marker for other healthy lifestyle factors (e.g., vigorous exercise and mental work) that affect brain health.
The uncertainties introduced by these so-called “confounding factors” make it hard to tell whether higher intakes of nutrients such as omega-3s are really responsible for any health benefits that are statistically associated with them.
Occasionally, researchers like the Pittsburgh team behind this new study have something better to base their analysis on … access to blood samples taken from the participants.
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The participants were mentally and physically healthy, and were not taking fish oil or omega-3 supplements. Thus, the omega-3s in their blood came from foods.
The analysis sought associations between blood levels of three different omega-3 fatty acids – ALA, EPA, and DHA – and five measures of cognitive functioning, based on the results of neuropsychological tests.
(EPA and DHA are the long-chain omega-3s found in fish fat, while ALA is the short-chain omega-3 found in green plants. The body burns most dietary ALA for its calories, and converts only about two to 10 percent of it into EPA and DHA … the two omega-3s proven essential to child development, key immune functions, and brain and eye health.)
Specifically, the Pittsburgh team was looking to see whether higher blood levels of any of these three omega-3 fats were associated with better or worse “non-verbal reasoning” and “working” memory in people between 35 and 54.
Non-verbal reasoning is the ability to identify relationships between shapes and patterns, visual sequences, and objects. Working memory is required for the integration, processing, disposal, and retrieval of information.
Of the three omega-3s, DHA is most closely associated with brain function. DHA constitutes some 60 percent of the fat in the brain, and it’s a key structural and functional component of brain cell membranes.
And as we would have expected, DHA was the winner: “[A] higher DHA [blood level] was related to better performance on tests of nonverbal reasoning and mental flexibility, working memory, and vocabulary.” (Muldoon MF et al. 2010)
Importantly, the researchers detected a “dose-response” relationship between omega-3 DHA and better brain function … a finding that raises the likelihood that omega-3 DHA really was responsible for the brain benefits the scientists observed.
In contrast, higher blood levels of EPA and ALA were not associated with better cognitive performance. This is not very surprising, since neither of these omega-3 fatty acids is as closely associated as DHA with brain health.
The authors had this to say about the significance of their results: “These findings suggest that DHA is related to brain health throughout the lifespan ...” (Muldoon MF et al. 2010)
That is, in addition to helping deter, delay, or diminish dementia among people aged 65 or more, omega-3 DHA from fish fat may boost basic brain powers in younger adults.
Authors call for more research
As we note in our sidebar (see “Why this epidemiological study was better than most”), this kind of study has limitations… a caveat the authors expressed:
“The findings from these analyses … cannot establish that any association between the omega-3 fatty acids cognitive performance is causal.” (Muldoon MF et al. 2010)
Accordingly, even as they affirmed the existence of considerable evidence for the presumed brain benefits of omega-3s, they underlined the need for clinical trials:
“While this and prior observational studies of omega-3 fatty acids and cognitive function have generally found [positive] associations [with brain health] that withstand adjustment for obvious confounding [diet/lifestyle] factors … randomized clinical trials in both healthy and clinical [populations] are warranted.” (Muldoon MF et al. 2010)
Is anyone in charge at NIH listening? We hope so!
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Eskelinen MH, Ngandu T, Helkala EL, Tuomilehto J, Nissinen A, Soininen H, Kivipelto M. Fat intake at midlife and cognitive impairment later in life: a population-based CAIDE study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Jul;23(7):741-7.
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Fontani G, Corradeschi F, Felici A, Alfatti F, Bugarini R, Fiaschi AI, Cerretani D, Montorfano G, Rizzo AM, Berra B. Blood profiles, body fat and mood state in healthy subjects on different diets supplemented with Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Eur J Clin Invest. 2005 Aug;35(8):499-507.
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Fontani G, Corradeschi F, Felici A, Alfatti F, Bugarini R, Fiaschi AI, Cerretani D, Montorfano G, Rizzo AM, Berra B. Blood profiles, body fat and mood state in healthy subjects on different diets supplemented with Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Eur J Clin Invest. 2005 Aug;35(8):499-507.
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