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Results suggested that after three months, the group using the fatty acid made "highly significant improvements" in 12 out of 13 behavioural scales, including three diagnostic ADHD features - inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
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In a study, his group found that DHA fatty acids from fish oil could delay or deter the onset of Alzheimer's disease in rats or older mice that had been genetically altered to develop the condition.
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This regulates the metabolism of a group of molecules called long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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Unlike the women who cut down on calories, the women who ate more unsaturated fatty acids showed no improvement in their memories, nor did those in the control group.
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For rats on the high-fat diet, the group that ate both types of potato chips gobbled more food, gained more weight, and developed more fatty tissue than the rats that ate only the high-calorie chips.
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