Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Improves swallowing DHA the memory of the elderly?
Study Design:
This overview article contained 15 intervention studies (with an average duration of 4-6 months. The age of the participants was above 45 years) and 13 observational studies.
Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that swallowing of DHA with or without EPA increased significantly [p 0.004] the episodic memory of people with mild memory problems.
The researchers found that swallowing or grams of DHA and EPA per day, significantly improved memory.
The researchers found that swallowing of at least 580 mg of DHA per day, the episodic memory of both people with mild memory problems as people without memory problems significantly increased.
The researchers found in observational studies support the broad role of DHA/EPA-intake and the positive effects on memory in people over 45 years.
The researchers concluded that DHA (580 mg or higher) with or without EPA (1 grams of DHA and EPA or higher) the episodic memory of people with mild memory problems improved.
Original title:
Docosahexaenoic Acid and Adult Memory: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paul-Mauro K, Alexander DD and Van Elswyk ME.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364972/
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The episodic memory is the memory for events that have taken place in the past. The episodic memory develops from the third year. This is the reason that we have no memory for our third year of life. On the other hand, does the emotional memory have from birth.