DHA supplementation improved both memory and reaction time in healthy young adults: a randomized controlled trial | Zendy

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DHA supplementation improved both memory and reaction time in healthy young adults: a randomized controlled trial

Author(s) -

Welma Stonehouse,

Cathryn A. Conlon,

John Podd,

Stephen Hill,

Anne Marie Minihane,

C.F. Haskell,

David O. Kennedy

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.053371

Subject(s) - docosahexaenoic acid , episodic memory , placebo , working memory , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , randomized controlled trial , cognition , medicine , polyunsaturated fatty acid , psychology , fatty acid , psychiatry , biology , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is important for brain function, and its status is dependent on dietary intakes. Therefore, individuals who consume diets low in omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids may cognitively benefit from DHA supplementation. Sex and apolipoprotein E genotype (APOE) affect cognition and may modulate the response to DHA supplementation.

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