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February 2, 2010
A recent double-blind clinical trial from Austria found that giving fish oil to people with warning signs of schizophrenia. Half of the young adults in the study were given a fish oil supplement containing 1200mg of EPA and DHA for 12 weeks. The other half took placebo. At the end of the study, only 4.9% of the fish oil group progressed to full-blown disease, compared to 27.5% in the placebo group. This impressive 80% risk reduction is unparalleled in the psychiatry literature and will certainly lead to a larger trial to confirm the findings.
Fish oil is good for the brain, which is over 60% fat. Depression, anxiety, dementia, bipolar disorder, ADHD ... it should be considered an important addition to any integrative treatment plan for the mind and brain.