A study of fish oil supplements on the brain which has been conducted by Dr. Paul Amminger from Medical University of Vienna, Austria, in cooperation with the University of Melbourne’s Orygen research center, Australia, revealed several quite notable effects that fish oil may have on the brain. The prevention of psychotic symptoms was one of them.

The research was aimed at young at the risk individuals with early signs of mental illness who might develop a psychotic disorder within the upcoming year. Two groups of 40 high-risk patients participated in the experiment over the period of three months. The first group has been given 1.2 grams of fish oil containing Omega-3 fatty acids each day while the second group was given a placebo. Only two patients from the first group have developed a psychotic disorder, which in comparison to the other group where eleven people progressed to psychosis resulted in 27.5 percent difference. This is a remarkable fact.

According to the received percentage four people would have to add fish oil rich in Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to their daily diet in order to save one of them from developing psychosis.

Such beneficial effects of fish oil on the cure of psychosis or schizophrenia can be explained by the result Omega-3 fatty acids has on the brain. It causes changes in cell membranes and interactions with neurotransmitter systems in the brain.

Many adolescents are hesitant to take antipsychotic drugs due to stigma and side effects that surround them. Sexual dysfunction and metabolic changes that lead to weigh gain are just a few of them. Therefore, fish oil may become a healthy natural alternative.

A 12-month follow up which was done on the study showed that patients who regularly took fish oil over the 3 months trial period retained the immune effect from brain disorders and experienced better functioning even after they stopped taking fish oil pills.

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