Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression: Scientific Evidence and Biological Mechanisms

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Trend over time (1999–2007) of per capita annual fish consumption and mixed anxiety and depressive disorders in the United Kingdom. Despite a diametric-shaped distribution of cases and relative fish consumption, a significant increasing trend has been found. Source: Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products, Fishery and Aquaculture Department 2011, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT); to Walters et al. [3].