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Omega-3 Protects The Brain Against Parkinson's Disease

 A recent study  is the first to demonstrate the protective effect of a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids against Parkinson's.

The researchers observed that when mice were fed an omega-3 rich diet, they seemed immune to the effect of MPTP, a toxic compound that causes the same damage to the brain as Parkinson's. "This compound, which has been used for more than 20 years in Parkinson's research, works faster than the disease itself . By contrast, another group of mice that were fed an ordinary diet developed the characteristic symptoms of the disease when injected with MPTP.

Analyses revealed that omega-3 fatty acids-in particular DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) had replaced the omega-6 fatty acids already present in the brains of the mice that had been given omega-3 supplementation.

Since concentrations of other types of omega-3 fatty acids had remained similar in both groups of mice, researchers suggest that the protective effect against Parkinson's comes essentially from DHA.

Another conclusion to be drawn from this finding is that a brain containing a lot of omega-6 fatty acids may be a fertile ground for Parkinson's disease. These fatty acids, abundant in foods rich in either vegetable oil or animal fat, are already under suspicion for their role in the body's inflammatory response, cardiac disease, arthritis, and Alzheimer's.

 

Source: Newmedical.net

Further information: www.news-medical.net.

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