Published this week in Nature Communications, the latest study adds further luster to fish oil’s reputation as potentially powerful psychiatric therapy. Omega-3 fatty acids–found plentifully in fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel but also available in fish oil capsules–have long been shown to boost the effectiveness of antidepressants and to improve attention both in those with ADHD and those without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In the young and cognitively healthy, fish oil supplementation has been found to improve working memoryperformance as well.