title: Omega-3 fatty acids: proven benefit or just a "fish story"?
abstract: The potential health benefit of omega-3 fatty acids has been the focus of much research in the past decade. While the typical diet in the United States has a much greater ratio of omega-6 fatty acids compared with omega-3 fatty acids, research is showing that shifting this ratio-by increased consumption of fatty fish or fish oil supplements-may provide significant health benefits. Reductions in cardiovascular risk, depression, and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms have been correlated with omega-3 fatty acid intake, and there is increased interest in the use of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for other psychiatric illnesses and prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
authors.forename: Caren McHenry
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000502:physiology; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3