ReviewFrontiers in physiology2018
Food for Mood: Relevance of Nutritional Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Depression and Anxiety.
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- Maternal n-3 PUFA Intake During Pregnancy and Perinatal Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.Current nutrition reports · 2023Pooled it
- Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- An Exploratory Analysis of Changes in Mental Wellbeing Following Curcumin and Fish Oil Supplementation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Nutrients · 2020Trial
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- Association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms in Chinese adults.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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- Olive oil-derived monounsaturated fat influences metabolic signatures in serotonergic regions of the brain in broiler chicken.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Nourishing the Brain or the Mood? Dietary Omega-3s for Psychological, but Not Cognitive Health.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Art of Nanoimmunobiotechnomedicine in Depression Management.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2025Review
- The association between fodmaps intake and psychological disorders in a large sample of Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- [Research progress on metal pollutants inducing neurotoxicity through ferroptosis].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2024Review
- From ocean to emotion: a pilot study exploring acute mood effects following consumption of a DHA-rich powder compared with placebo in middle-aged Australian men.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Neuroimmunological effects of omega-3 fatty acids on migraine: a review.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Research progress on ferroptosis in the pathogenesis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2024Review
- Multiomic approach and Mendelian randomization analysis identify causal associations between blood biomarkers and subcortical brain structure volumes.NeuroImage · 2023Article
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Abstract
The central nervous system (CNS) has the highest concentration of lipids in the organism after adipose tissue. Among these lipids, the brain is particularly enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) represented by the omega-6 (ω6) and omega-3 (ω3) series. These PUFAs include arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), respectively. PUFAs have received substantial attention as being relevant to many brain diseases, including anxiety and depression. This review addresses an important question in the area of nutritional neuroscience regarding the importance of ω3 PUFAs in the prevention and/or treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases, mainly depression and anxiety. In particular, it focuses on clinical and experimental data linking dietary intake of ω3 PUFAs and depression or anxiety. In particular, we will discuss recent experimental data highlighting how ω3 PUFAs can modulate neurobiological processes involved in the pathophysiology of anxiety and depression. Potential mechanisms involved in the neuroprotective and corrective activity of ω3 PUFAs in the brain are discussed, in particular the sensing activity of free fatty acid receptors and the activity of the PUFAs-derived endocannabinoid system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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