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Here’s another reason to eat fish! It helps fight depression

A recent study has revealed that healthy fat found in oily fish, such as salmon and trout, tuna, mackerel, herring and swordfish, can help you with depression.

By: Agencies   | | Published: March 19, 2016 11:55 am
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Feeling blue? You may want to add fish to your diet as a recent study has revealed that healthy fat found in oily fish, such as salmon and trout, tuna, mackerel, herring and swordfish, can help you with depression.The new meta-analysis supports the link between intake of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids, the kind found in fish, and reduction in major depressive disorder (MDD). Also Read - Chinese man loses half his liver after eating undercooked fish: 7 foods that you should never eat raw

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The meta-analysis includes 13 studies with 1233 participants and, according to the authors, showed a benefit for EPA and DHA comparable to effects reported in meta-analyses of antidepressants (see Figure 1). The effect was greater in studies supplementing higher doses of EPA and performed in patients already on antidepressants. Read: 6 things about depression that no one told you Also Read - Suffering from depression? Opt for these foods

Lead author Dr. Roel JT Mocking from University of Amsterdam said that omega-3 supplements may be specifically effective in the form of EPA in depressed patients using antidepressants. This could be a next step to personalizing the treatment for depression and other disorders. Here are 6 other reasons to eat fish.

Additionally, this study underscores the importance of EPA and DHA omega-3s for overall health and well-being, and supports an existing body of research on the connection between omega-3s and depression. The study is published in Translational Psychiatry.

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Published : March 19, 2016 11:55 am
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