Taking omega-3 fish oil: More surprising effects

Supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil can not only boost your physical and mental health, but it can do wonders.

Studies have long shown that consuming omega-3 fish oil helps prevent some mental disorders. This suggests that diet can affect brain chemistry, according to the science news site Science Alert.

Supplementing omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil not only helps improve physical and mental health

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Building on previous findings, a team from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) conducted a meta-analysis of the effects of omega-3 supplementation on aggressive behavior. In total, they looked at 29 trials, including 3,918 participants.

These trials were conducted between 1996 and 2024, lasting an average of 16 weeks.

Consuming omega-3 fish oil reduces aggressive behavior by 28%

The results found that consuming omega-3 fish oil reduced aggressive behavior by up to 28%. Notably, the results showed that both types of aggressive behavior: reactive (which occurs when provoked) and proactive (pre-planned behavior) were reduced.

Professor Adrian Raine, from the University of Pennsylvania, and researchers suggest that omega-3s may help regulate behavior by reducing inflammation and maintaining important neurological processes.

In addition, many other studies have shown that omega-3 from fish oil helps reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other serious cardiovascular diseases. This shows the many benefits of this fatty acid, according to Science Alert.

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