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Anyone ever hear about these benefits? Don't know if it's old news but i just read the following in New Scientist :
The brain is around 60% fat a lot of which make up the membranes that envelop nerve cells. Studies have shown that Omega 3s make the membrane more fluid and flexible, rendering the cell more receptive to incoming signals. Apparrently today the average person's diet includes a lot more Omega 6 than Omega 3. It's believed that when our diet is low in omega 3s the brain compensates by substituting an omega 6 which changes the physical properties of membranes. If a neuron membrane contains too much omega 6 it's harder for the receptors to change shape which makes them less responsive to signals.
"You don't have to be clinically depressed to benefit either. Healthy people with relatively low levels of omega 3 in their bloodstream are more likely to be mildly depressed, pessimistic and impulsive than those with high levels, according to research presented in March by Sarah Conklin of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine."
(A lot of that was straight out of the magazine)
It also says in here that according to a 1998 study it was noted that depression was 60 times rarer in countries like Japan who consume a lot of oily fish.
Just found this really interesting and thought some of you might.
The brain is around 60% fat a lot of which make up the membranes that envelop nerve cells. Studies have shown that Omega 3s make the membrane more fluid and flexible, rendering the cell more receptive to incoming signals. Apparrently today the average person's diet includes a lot more Omega 6 than Omega 3. It's believed that when our diet is low in omega 3s the brain compensates by substituting an omega 6 which changes the physical properties of membranes. If a neuron membrane contains too much omega 6 it's harder for the receptors to change shape which makes them less responsive to signals.
"You don't have to be clinically depressed to benefit either. Healthy people with relatively low levels of omega 3 in their bloodstream are more likely to be mildly depressed, pessimistic and impulsive than those with high levels, according to research presented in March by Sarah Conklin of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine."
(A lot of that was straight out of the magazine)
It also says in here that according to a 1998 study it was noted that depression was 60 times rarer in countries like Japan who consume a lot of oily fish.
Just found this really interesting and thought some of you might.
