Omega XL Announces New Study: High Sugar Diet Sabotages Memory, Omega-3’s Can Offset Damage
June 04 2012 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
According to a new study published in the Journal of
Physiology
(http://jp.physoc.org/content/early/2012/03/31/jphysiol.2012.230078.abstract),
the American diet is laden with staggering amounts of sugar and
high fructose corn syrup. Between soft drinks,
candies, desserts, and processed foods the average American’s
consumption of high fructose corn syrup amounts to roughly 35
pounds in a year, with cane sugar totaling another 47 pounds.
Volumes of published research has shown a direct connection between
these sugars and metabolic conditions such as obesity, elevated
triglycerides and diabetes, however there is no data on such high
sugar intake and its impact on mental health.
Over a five-day period, researchers Fernando Gomez-Pinilla
and Rahul Agrawal, from the University of California at Los
Angeles, trained two groups of rats, twice a day, to navigate a
maze. Then, for a subsequent six-week period, the rats were fed a
fructose solution in place of drinking water, while the second
group was also given the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) and flaxseed oil (a rich source of omega-3 alpha-linolenic
acid, which mammals convert less efficiently to DHA). Considering
brain tissue is roughly 40% DHA, researchers observed that the
chemical connections between brain cells effecting learning and
memory might be protected from the perceived “dumbing” effects of
fructose by the omega-3 fatty acids.
After six weeks, the researchers tested the rats in their
ability to recall landmarks that enabled them to navigate the maze
and escape. The omega-3 fed group was able to recall
the exit route and escape the maze faster than the group receiving
only sugar. The brains of the rats were later examined.
The rats fed only fructose had brains exhibiting signs of
declined synaptic activity, as well as signs of insulin resistance,
which regulates synaptic function and controls blood sugar.
The scientists concluded that diets high in sugar and high
fructose corn syrup disrupt memory and learning, however omega-3
fatty acids can help, at least partly, offset the
disruption.
According to researcher Gomez-Pinilla, one gram per day of
Omega-3 fatty acids can protect the brain from fructose’s “dumbing”
effects. “It’s like saving money in the bank,” he said in a
statement. “You want to build a reserve for your brain to tap when
it requires extra fuel to fight off future diseases.”
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healthy fatty acids including DHA and EPA. Omega XL, manufactured
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Source: Journal of Physiology
“Metabolic Syndrome” in the brain: Deficiency in omega-3
fatty acid exacerbates dysfunctions in insulin receptor signaling
and cognition
http://jp.physoc.org/content/early/2012/03/31/jphysiol.2012.230078.abstract
Fernando Gomez-Pinilla and Rahul Agrawal
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