What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course
A large clinical trial conducted by the USC School of Medicine found that high-dose DHA fish oil supplements do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or improve cognitive function in older adults. Despite the supplements successfully reaching the brain, they failed to slow brain atrophy or provide measurable health benefits.
Against this backdrop, a research team at the USC School of Medicine has published the results of a large, two-year clinical trial involving older adults at elevated risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The study found that while high-dose DHA supplements do indeed reach the brain, they did not improve memory or cognitive function, nor did they slow brain atrophy.
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