Eating more fish or having more omega-3 fatty acids in your body doesn't seem to help your brain work better if you're an older adult who's already thinking clearly.

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Cognitive performance in older adults is inversely associated with fish consumption but not erythrocyte membrane n-3 fatty acids.

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2014 Mar

This study found that older adults who ate more fish didn’t perform better on memory or thinking tests — and in some cases, they performed worse. So, the idea that fish helps your brain as you age isn’t supported by this research.

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Cognitive performance in older adults is inversely associated with fish consumption but not erythrocyte membrane n-3 fatty acids.

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DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.175695

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