According to a journal article I have found, essential fatty acids are extremely important in cognitive development all throughout human life. I found it's important in pre-natal neurodevelopment, as well as, protecting against neurodegeneration in older adults. Along with protecting against neurodegeneration, the study has shown that it could also positively reduce the risk of a patient suffering from a cognitive impairment later on in life. Unfortunately, since further research needs to be done, the article doesn't provide a conclusion to how the essential fatty acids, mainly Omega-3 fatty acids, could be dosed to provide the proper amount to reduce the negatives of cognitive aging and protect against it. I personally hope that more studies are done on essential fatty acids and cognitive health because what this article shows , in my opinion is extremely promising and is definitely something that should be researched even further.
Fatty acids and cognitive neurodevelopment an area I didn't realize had a link. It would be interesting to see more research on the subject to give a more accurate prescription of fatty acids in the diet to thwart any decrease in cognitive functioning. I would also be interested to read if there is any research on fatty acids to decrease any symptoms in persons who already have a decreased cognitive functioning. Good to see that it is an area of research that will hopefully provide some useful answers.
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