The effects of 90-day supplementation with the Omega-3 essential fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on cognitive function and visual acuity in a healthy aging population

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 824.e1-824.e3

  Stough, Con ^a   Downey, Luke ^a   Silber, Beata ^a   Lloyd, Jenny ^a   Kure, Christina ^a   Wesnes, Keith ^a,b   Camfield, David ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dementia; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Essential fatty acids; Geriatrics; Nutrition; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; HIDHA; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; SOYBEAN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84856965186     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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