The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Indeed, there's a wealth of literature now pointing to the fact that ingesting at least one, or two, or even three grams per day of EPA form of essential fatty acid can have effects, positive effects, on mood and wellbeing that are at least on par with some of the major antidepressant treatments out there, but without similar side effects to those antidepressant treatments.
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But just in terms of maintaining normal cognitive function in people that aren't depressed, the EPAs and omega-3s seem to play a very important role.
getting somewhere between one and three grams of EPA, that is one to three grams of EPA essential fatty acid per day can improve outcomes, that is can improve mood and can improve cognitive function.
The EPA is the more important one. You want to get at least a gram of that. Sometimes people say, get 1.6 grams of this ratio of EPA to DHA, and women about 1.3 grams. And that's been shown to greatly improve memory and counteract depression.
And they've been shown in a number of studies to help with many different things, from wound healing, and of course, depression.
The EPA is the more important one. You want to get at least a gram of that. Sometimes people say, get 1.6 grams of this ratio of EPA to DHA, and women about 1.3 grams.