Omega 3 fatty acids have a different wide beneficial effect on many tissues. Does it show any protection against dementia?
Dear Hamdan.. Salam
There are contradict findings that, supplementation of omega3 improves cognitive impairment without dementia but not with dementia, but in some research findings omega3 improve those individuals with dementia.
Dear Amar, thank you for your answer, that mean Omega 3 decrease the severity of the dementia.
vels of omega-3 fatty acids help boost brain volume, according to study
Higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids help boost brain volume, according to study
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Published 22 January 2014
People with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids obtained from a diet of fish may also have larger brain volumes in old age, according to a study published on Wednesday 22 January in Neurology.
The study tested the levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the red blood cells of 1,111 women who were part of the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study in the U.S. Eight years later, when the women were an average age of 78, MRI scans were taken to measure their brain volumes. The findings revealed that those higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids had larger brain volumes eight years on, equivalent to preserving one to two years of brain health.
Of particular interest, those with higher levels of omega-3s also had a 2.7 per cent larger volume in the hippocampus area of the brain, which plays an important role in memory.
Alzheimer's Society comment:
'It's interesting to see that eating more fish could lead to larger brain volume, particularly in the hippocampus – an area of the brainthat comes under attack in dementia. We know that brain shrinkage can be linked todementia and larger brain volumes could indicate a better ability to cope with the ravages of the condition, but it's a big leap to draw this conclusion.
'Whilst interesting, this study still leaves us in the dark about what effect eating fish has on the development of dementia specifically. Alzheimer's Society funded researchindicates that the best way to reduce your risk of developing dementia is to eat abalanced diet, do regular exercise and not smoke.'
Dear ElSagad Eltayeb Gady
Thank you very much for providing the valuable links
The answer to your question is "Yes". Please see the following RG links.
Article Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Early Prevention of Inflammatory Neur...
Article Omega 3 fatty acid for the prevention of cognitive decline a...
Article Omega 3 fatty acid for the prevention of cognitive decline a...
Article Omega-3 fatty acids and dementia
It is often said that that fish is 'brain food', and taking omega-3 in the diet can help reduce the risk of dementia by improving heart and brain health.
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/omega-3-and-dementia
Please also have a look at this link.
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/es/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009002.pub3/epdf/full
You can answer, Yes, from the standpoint of the thermodynamic theory of aging!
https://en.everybodywiki.com/Hierarchical_thermodynamics
Also, see the following RG link.
Article Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on memory � review
Many reports are suggesting that. They are claimed to delay the decline or memory loss in people with dementia. The link suggested could help: Article Omega-3 fatty acids and dementia
. DHA is also protective against several risk factors for dementia including head trauma, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. DHA is specifically protective against AD via additional mechanisms: It limits the production and accumulation of the amyloid β peptide toxin that is widely believed to drive the disease; and it also suppresses several signal transduction pathways induced by Aβ, including two major kinases that phosphorylate the microtubule-associated protein tau and promote neurofibrillary tangle pathology. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0952327809000908- Badges
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