Encouraging animal research from France supports evidence that omega-3 fatty acids play a key role in mood health … and expands our grasp on how they work in the brain.
French scientists tested the effects of feeding mice a diet that was relatively low in omega-3 fatty acids and high in the omega-6 fatty acids that predominate in most vegetable oils (Lafourcade M et al. 2011).
As they said in a press release, this imbalanced fat intake “had deleterious consequences on synaptic functions and emotional behaviors.” (INSERM 2011)
In other words, it messed with brain systems and chemicals that maintain mood.
The average American’s diet suffers from the same kind of “omega-imbalance”, which is associated with major health conditions from cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis to depression and dementia.
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