Nutrition plays a minor role in psychiatric practice which is currently dominated by a
pharmacological treatment algorithm. An accumulating body of evidence has implicated …

Introduction: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) are not synthesized by
the human body; they must be derived from dietary sources and they have been known to be …

Previous studies of postmortem orbitofrontal cortex have shown abnormalities in levels of n−
3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), in …

Dietary pattern changes may be one of the key factors associated with increasing asthma
prevalence. Observational studies have found negative associations between fruit …

Animal studies have found that deficits in brain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3)
accrual during perinatal development leads to transient and enduring abnormalities in brain …

Epidemiological studies suggest that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 FA) deficiency is a
risk factor for bipolar disorders (BDs). The aim of this study was to determine whether such a …

Deficiency in long‐chain omega‐3 (LCn− 3) fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:
5n− 3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n− 3), has been implicated in the …

Supercritical fluid extraction of pine kernel lipids from Pinus pinea L. using green solvents
(only CO2 or mixed with ethanol) was performed in a laboratory scale extraction system. For …

Major recurrent mood disorders including major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar
disorder (BD) are associated with significant psychosocial morbidity and excess premature …

The first study on fatty acid composition of the postmortem brains of patients with psychiatric
disorders was performed by Horrobin et al. in 1991, who found abnormalities in …