Vitamin D and omega 3 are not helpful in suppressing aging in the elderly
On the other hand, regular intake of omega-3 in middle-aged adults is effective in preventing dementia.
“You need to eat at least 2 fish per week or take an omega-3 supplement”
▲ Why you must take ‘Omega 3’ in middle age…
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As I get older, by a year or two, I tend to forget where I put my phone and what I was just regarding to do. Whenever she does this, she jokes ‘I’m not dementia’, but it’s also true that she’s worried that it might be true. A research team composed of medical scientists and biostatisticians advised that omega 3 should be taken from middle-aged people who are concerned regarding cognitive dysfunction such as memory loss.
American scientists said that if you are middle-aged who are worried regarding cognitive decline and dementia, taking ‘omega 3 fatty acids’ has better cognitive function and less changes in the morphological structure of the brain than when not taking it. This study included the Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Texas San Antonio Hospital, Department of Public Health Sciences, Department of Neurology, Department of Medical Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Boston University’s Computer and Computational Science Center, University of California Davis (UC Davis) Department of Neurology; Researchers from the Dementia and Aging Imaging Laboratory, the University of South Dakota Medical School, and the Saturated Fat Research Institute participated. The results of this study were published in the October 6th issue of Neurology, an international academic journal in the field of neuroscience.
There are many studies on health supplements, which are often called nutritional supplements, but their effects are different depending on the research subjects. According to a study by a joint research team at Boston Veterans’ Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard University Medical School, published in the ‘JAMA Network Open’, an international medical journal earlier this month, vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acid supplements do not help prevent aging, and multivitamins do not Studies have shown that it helps prevent functional decline.
However, this time, a study showed that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation helps prevent cognitive decline. Instead, the difference is that the appropriate age for taking it is limited to ‘middle-aged’. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish such as salmon, sardines, trout, and tuna, and many people are taking them in the form of dietary supplements.
The research team conducted an experiment on 2,183 adult men and women in their 40s and 50s who had never suffered from degenerative brain diseases such as dementia or stroke. Before the experiment, the research team measured the level of omega-3 fatty acids in the body with a blood test, took brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine the volume and structure of the brain, and even measured cognitive function. The optimal content of omega-3 fatty acids in the body is an average of 8% of the total fatty acids. However, the participants in the experiment had an average of 3.4%, which was very low, and those who were high were only around 5.2%.
The research team was divided into two groups, one group had the same diet and lifestyle as usual, and the other group consumed omega-3 fatty acids daily. A few months later, omega-3 fatty acid levels in the body, brain volume, and cognitive function were measured once more.
A supplement of omega 3 fatty acids
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As a result, it was confirmed that those who consumed omega-3 fatty acids on a regular basis increased their body omega-3 fatty acid content by close to the optimal value of 8% compared to those who did not. In addition, those who consumed omega-3 fatty acids had a much larger average volume of the hippocampus, which plays an important role in memory and learning, and their cognitive function scores were regarding 10% higher.
“One of the best ways to improve brain health is a diet change,” said Claudia Satizabal, a biostatistician at the University of Texas Medical School who led the study. It’s been shown to help maintain it.” “The American Heart Association also recommends eating at least two fish a week for cardiovascular health,” said Professor Satizabal.
Reporter Yoo Yong-ha
