Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression: Scientific Evidence and Biological Mechanisms

Grosso, Giuseppe; Galvano, Fabio; Marventano, Stefano; Malaguarnera, Michele; Bucolo, Claudio; Drago, Filippo; Caraci, Filippo

doi:10.1155/2014/313570

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression: Scientific Evidence and Biological Mechanisms

Published in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity • Jan 1, 2014

Authors:

Giuseppe Grosso

Fabio Galvano

Stefano Marventano

Abstract

The changing of omega-6/omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the food supply of Western societies occurred over the last 150 years is thought to promote the pathogenesis of many inflammatory-related diseases, including depressive disorders. Several epidemiological studies reported a signifi...

Subject

Depression (economics)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

Epidemiology

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