Now omega 3’s can prevent Alzheimer’s? We’ve known the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for cardiac, mood disorders, and ADHD. Exciting new evidence now shows DHA, one of the brain omega-3’s, can also prevent you from getting Alzheimer’s. There were approximately 900 patients enrolled in this study at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. Results showed that the seniors (average age of 76) followed over a period of 9 years had a 47% lower risk of developing dementia if they had higher blood levels of DHA. More reason to eat fish and supplement your diet with omega-3’s!

The study results were published in the Nov 2006, Archives of Neurology.

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