{"id":11742,"date":"2023-05-24T10:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T10:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/?p=11742"},"modified":"2024-10-21T01:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T01:05:35","slug":"eating-fish-could-make-you-smarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/eating-fish-could-make-you-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating fish could make you smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">Eating cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids may preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age, new evidence indicates.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11575\" src=\"https:\/\/utmagazines.wpenginepowered.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-24-at-12.11.27-PM.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utmagazines.wpenginepowered.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-24-at-12.11.27-PM.png 621w, https:\/\/utmagazines.wpenginepowered.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-24-at-12.11.27-PM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/utmagazines.wpenginepowered.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-24-at-12.11.27-PM-150x89.png 150w\" alt=\"filet of raw fish and lemon\" width=\"621\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Having at least some omega-3s in red blood cells was associated with better brain structure and cognitive function among healthy study volunteers in their 40s and 50s, according to research published online Oct. 5 in\u00a0<i>Neurology<\/i>, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Faculty of UT Health San Antonio and other investigators of the Framingham Heart Study conducted the analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cStudies have looked at this association in older populations. The new contribution here is that, even at younger ages, if you have a diet that includes some omega-3 fatty acids, you are already protecting your brain for most of the indicators of brain aging that we see at middle age,\u201d said Claudia Satizabal, PhD, assistant professor of population health sciences with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer\u2019s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio. Satizabal is the lead author of the study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Volunteers\u2019 average age was 46. The team looked at the relation of red blood cell omega-3 fatty acid concentrations with MRI and cognitive markers of brain aging. Researchers also studied the effect of omega-3 red blood cell concentrations in volunteers who carried APOE4, a genetic variation linked to higher risk of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The study of 2,183 dementia- and stroke-free participants found that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\">A higher omega-3 index was associated with larger hippocampal volumes. The hippocampus, a structure in the brain, plays a major role in learning and memory.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Consuming more omega-3s was associated with better abstract reasoning, or the ability to understand complex concepts using logical thinking.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">APOE4 carriers with a higher omega-3 index had less small-vessel disease. The APOE4 gene is associated with cardiovascular disease and vascular dementia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">The team divided participants into those who had very little omega-3 red blood cell concentration and those who had at least a little.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cWe saw the worst outcomes in the people who had the lowest consumption of omega-3s,\u201d Satizabal said. \u201cSo, that is something interesting. 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