Do omega-3 fats boost brain function in adults? Are we any closer to an answer?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 909-910

  Dangour, Alan D ^a   Allen, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; FISH MEAT; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84876921767     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.061168     Document Type: Editorial

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