Posted on 04/18/2007 9:41:08 PM PDT by Coleus
A diet rich in a type of omega-3 fatty acid can help prevent Alzheimer's disease, and a newly discovered molecule might block enzymes in the brain that lead to plaque formations -- a hallmark of the progressive brain disorder -- two new studies suggest. In one of those studies, at the University of California, Irvine, scientists used genetically engineered mice and it is reportedly the first to show that an omega-3 fatty acid known as docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA for short, can slow the accumulation of tau, a protein that leads to plaque and tangles in brain tissue seen in Alzheimer's.
DHA, which is found in foods like eggs and fish, was also found to reduce levels of another protein -- beta amyloid -- which can clump in the brain and form the characteristic plaques that lead to symptoms like memory loss. The study appears today in the Journal of Neuroscience. Lead researcher Kim Green, a UC-Irvine scientist, said the study proves there are practical things people can do now to help delay onset of the disease, although a cure for Alzheimer's may still be years away.
Funded by Martek Biosciences Corp. in Columbia, Md., the study also adds to the growing body of evidence that diet and lifestyle changes may reduce the risk of disease development. "It is very, very safe for humans," Green said of DHA, noting the supplement is even used in baby foods because it is vital for brain development. Green and his team, which included co-author and neurobiologist Frank LaFerla, fed mice in a control group food that mimics a typical American diet, with the ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids being 10:1.
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So, if I take Omega-3 I can forestall Alzheimer’s disease?
Please explain this to me again?
Please explain this to me again? Did I say that already?
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Thanks. I eat one can of tuna daily for my omega-3.
I take fish oil capsules every day. It’s number one food for the brain.
Eggs - they told us to give up eggs, so we wouldn’t get the cholesterol they DIDN’T have... and instead we gave up the DHA eggs DID have.
I eat farm-fresh eggs from happy chickens EVERY day - and my cholesterol is 140. Eggs are good for us!
I forgot what I was going to say.
So...wait...this means eggs are good again?
Or was this last week?
What did you say? I forgot.
You’re accumulating mercury, you know.
Mrs Vs
I was thinking the same thing.
I eat about three eggs every day for weight loss, bodybuilding and all around nutrition. Nothing like a farm fresh egg from happy chickens not stuffed in a box and being fed chemical feed.
Salmon is better. More fat.
Carlson’s Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil!!!
Nope. I've been tested for mercury and other heavy metals. On a scale of 0-15, I had a 2 for mercury...doc said okay.
I could be accumulating mercury too, or any of a zillion fat-soluble toxins. I get my omega-3 from sardine oil capsules, which are lower on the food chain than tuna, but you never know.
Mrs Vs
Yup...gotta watch everything these days...even the pet food.
“...and a newly discovered molecule might block enzymes in the brain that lead to plaque formations..”
And in related news, ground up hamster turds smeared on your face might block unwelcome advances by liberals.
You can get Omega-3 from Flax seed oil too.
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