Consumption of Fish and n-3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease
Rush University Medical Center · St. Luke's Hospital
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Abstract
Background
Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improve brain functioning in animal studies, but there is limited study of whether this type of fat protects against Alzheimer disease.
Objective
To examine whether fish consumption and intake of different types of n-3 fatty acids protect against Alzheimer disease.
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Keywords
- Docosahexaenoic acid
- Disease
- Polyunsaturated fatty acid
- Medicine
- Eicosapentaenoic acid
- Fish oil
- Physiology
- Alzheimer's disease
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