The Brain Warrior's Way by Daniel G. Amen

Author:Daniel G. Amen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-11-04T09:52:31+00:00

After four weeks, the average amount of weight loss among the men in each of the four groups was as follows:

Control group: 7.8 pounds

Lean fish group: 9.6 pounds

Fatty fish group: 9.9 pounds

Fish oil group: 10.9 pounds

The researchers concluded that adding fish or fish oil to a nutritionally balanced, calorie-restricted diet could boost weight loss in men.

Research in the last few years has also revealed that diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids help promote a healthy emotional balance and positive mood in later years, possibly because DHA is a main component of the brain’s synapses. A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that fish oil helps ease symptoms of depression. One twenty-year study involving 3,317 men and women found that people with the highest consumption of EPA and DHA were less likely to have symptoms of depression.

There is a tremendous amount of scientific evidence pointing to a connection between the consumption of fish that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and cognitive function. A Danish team of researchers compared the diets of 5,386 healthy older individuals and found that the more fish in a person’s diet, the longer the person was able to maintain their memory and reduce the risk of dementia. J. A. Conquer and colleagues from the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, studied the blood fatty acid content in the early and later stages of dementia and noted low levels when compared to healthy people. In 2010, UCLA researchers analyzed the existing scientific literature on DHA and fish oil and concluded that supplementation with DHA slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and may prevent age-related dementia.

Omega-3 fatty acids may benefit cognitive performance and behavior at every age. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh reported in 2010 that middle-aged people with higher DHA levels performed better on a variety of tests, including nonverbal reasoning, mental flexibility, working memory, and vocabulary.93 Swedish researchers who surveyed nearly 5,000 fifteen-year-old boys found that those who ate fish more than once a week scored higher on standard intelligence tests than teens who ate no fish.94 A follow-up study found that teens eating fish more than once a week also had better grades at school than students with lower fish consumption.95 A 2015 placebo-controlled study showed that 1 gram per day of omega-3 fatty acids in eight- to sixteen-year-olds significantly improved their behavior.96

Additional benefits of omega-3 fatty acids include increased attention in people with ADD, reduced stress, and a lower risk for psychosis. When we put our retired football players on our fish oil supplements, many of them were able to decrease or completely eliminate their pain medications.

Our recommendation for most adults is to take between 1 and 2 grams per day of high-quality fish oil that is balanced between EPA and DHA.

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