Certain food compounds — from omega-3s in fish oils to flavonoids in cocoa — may have the ability to improve memory, sharpen concentration and even reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This year, brain claims nearly tripled, according to Datamonitor’s Productscan Online. Many of these new products are fortified with DHA omega-3, including Breyers Smart! Yogurt (“boost your brain,” it heralds) and Minute Maid Enhanced Pomegranate Blueberry juice that claims to “help nourish your brain.”

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Studies on rodents and people suggest that a diet rich in DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil, helps delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Now researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles have come up with a possible explanation.

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Clinical trials suggest that fish oil can fend off a variety of ailments, but the omega-3 doses used in the studies have varied widely.

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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are required for efficient synaptic vesicle recycling.

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It’s good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.Many Alzheimer’s researchers have long touted fish oil, by pill or diet, as an accessible and inexpensive “weapon” that may delay or prevent this debilitating disease. Now, UCLA scientists have confirmed that fish oil is indeed a deterrent against Alzheimer’s, and they have identified the reasons why.

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