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Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK, say that consumption of omega-3 found in fish and some vegetables, do not provide any beneficial effect on cognitive function of those older people who consume these products against than previously thought, according to results of a study published in the latest issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.“

Specifically, the study “OPAL” included a total of 867 people in England and Wales aged between 70 and 80 years who were followed up two years to check the quality of their cognitive function. At the start of the all participants a good cognitive health, dividing into two random groups, one of which received capsules for two years with this type of oil. The other group received placebo during the same period. After two years of monitoring found that participants who received these capsules had significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood, compared with the other group. Read the rest of this entry »