March 22nd, 2005, 20:38
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Fatty acid-rich diet may block Alzheimer's
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Consuming a diet rich in the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexanoic acid (DHA) may help prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease, findings from an animal study suggest.
In the study, which is reported in The Journal of Neuroscience, mice that ate DHA-enriched chow showed less beta-amyloid build-up in the brain than mice fed regular chow. Beta-amyloid is a protein that forms the characteristic brain plaques seen in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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