Health & Medicine Fish oil omega-3 doesn't slow cognitive decline

[Second Summer]

The study, which followed 4000 people over five years, is “one of the largest and longest of its kind”, according to a statement from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funded the research. Four groups of people were given an inactive dummy pill, omega-3 on its own, two nutrients found in green leafy vegetables, or omega-3 plus the vegetable compounds.

“Contrary to popular belief, we didn’t see any benefit of omega-3 supplements for stopping cognitive decline”, says study author Dr Emily Chew, deputy clinical director at the National Eye Institute, which is part of the NIH.

More: http://tvnewsroom.org/newslines/technology/study-doubts-benefits-of-fish-oil-on-brain-health-102355/ (26. August 2015)