They’re not exactly happy foods, but salmon, mackerel and walnuts could possibly lift your spirits, according to researchers at Emory University, at least if you suffer from a type of depression that’s caused by inflammation. An Emory news release reports on a randomized trial, in which 155 participants with a major depressive disorder were given either two capsules containing the kind of omega-3 fatty acid found in foods, or a placebo, or four capsules of a type of omega-3 fatty acid found in the human brain, enriched mix or four placebo capsules, for eight weeks. The envelope please…EPA, the fatty acid found in foods like salmon and walnuts, was found to lift the spirits of patients who had high levels of at least one of four markers of inflammation in their blood. The other fatty acid was not.
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