The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of EPA- and DHA-enriched omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid dietary supplements on cerebral blood flow during a series of cognitive, mathematical subtraction tasks and subjective ratings of task difficulty before and after 26 weeks of supplementation
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
78
olive oil
EPA-rich omega-3 oil
DHA-rich omega-3 oil
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Cerebral Blood Flow
Near Infrared Spectroscopy Outcomes for cerebral blood flow measurment
Time frame: Participants are assessed pre and post 6 months of supplementation
Cognitive Performance
performance on numerical subtraction tasks
Time frame: Participants are assessed pre and post 6 months of supplementation
Subjective Task Difficulty
participants rate how mentally challenging they find the cognitive tasks
Time frame: Participants are assessed pre and post 6 months of supplementation
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