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Article: Fighting depression and improving cognition with omega-3 fatty acids.(REPORT)
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- Life Extension
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Antidepressant drugs continue to raise concerns about their side effects, which include suicide, clinical worsening of depression, and unusual changes in behavior in adolescents and children.
Recently, the FDA instructed all drug manufacturers to add black box warnings (the most serious warning label for a prescription medicine) to their antidepressant drugs.
In light of these findings, doctors and patients are seeking safer alternative therapies. New research reveals that omega-3 fatty acids may effectively alleviate depression without dangerous side effects.
In this article, we unveil the growing evidence base ...