Omega-3 Attacks Alzheimer's Disease

A Swedish study has demonstrated a positive impact on markers for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) from a daily dose of 2.3 grams of omega-3 supplement. Dr Freund Levi of Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden and colleagues conducted the study as a sub-study of patients included in the larger double blind, placebo-controlled OmegAD study, which also observed that in patients with mild AD.

“Together, these findings support the hypothesis that increased oral intake of omega-3 fatty acids leads to their accumulation in

central nervous tissues and may affect nervous system physiology as well as the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in very mild Alzheimer’s disease,” they concluded.

Another recent study at the University of South Australia found that omega-3 supplements diminished shortening of telomeres, a marker of accelerated ageing, in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment.

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, dementia is the second leading cause of overall burden of disease in Australia for people aged over 65 years.

Source: pharmacydaily.com.au, Tuesday 18 February 2014