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Results from a clinical trial conducted by College of Medicine researchers showed that a diet designed to alter levels of specific fatty acids consumed by participants with bipolar disorders may help them have less variability in their mood.
Mediterranean diet with oily fish could help reduce migraine frequency Linda Geddes Science correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters Eating a Mediterranean diet containing lots of oily fish could help to reduce the frequency of migraines in people who suffer from them, data suggests. Roughly 10 million adults in the UK suffer from migraines, with women three times more likely to be affected than men. Although several new treatments have become available in recent years, many people continue to experience pain. Both Omega-3 fatty acids, found in...
email article A diet higher in two omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), reduced headache frequency and intensity and lowered levels of pain-related lipids in migraine patients, a randomized controlled trial showed. Compared with people on a diet higher in linoleic acid (omega-6), people who consumed more EPA and DHA experienced 30% to 40% reductions in total headache hours per day, severe headache hours per day, and overall headache days per month, reported Christopher Ramsden, MD, of the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Maryland, and ...