Omega-3 Deficiency in Vegans Causing Mental Decline | Dr. Joel Fuhrman Response

Dr. Fuhrman observed his plant-based elder idols getting dementia and Parkinson's and believes their low omega-3 index was the cause. Let's investigate.
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Vegan Health Page:
https://veganhealth.org/omega-3s-part-2/

80% of the planet doesn't hit recommendation of 250 mg of EPA+DHA:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

~80% of Americans too:
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Vegetarians Lower Dementia:
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/588

Parkinson's Omega-3s Protective:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...

Plant-Based Evidence for Lower Parkinson's Risk:
https://content.iospress.com/articles...

Dr. Greger Brain Shrinkage Study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23796...

DHA Supplementation Didn't Decrease Brain Shrinkage in ALZ:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

DHA Supplementation Preserved Volume in Hippocampus, Cerebrum:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27716...

DHA is 10-20% of Brain Fat:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

ALA Supplementation and EPA and DHA Levels Review: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/...

Example of Low Conversion Study of a SINGLE MEAL:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12323...

"scant evidence showing that these supplements actually increase DHA or EPA in the brain."
https://today.uic.edu/technique-boost...

Mouse Studies -
GI Levels and Index: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

LPC DHA:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Supplements Don't Cross BBB Quote:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...

Index Negatively Correlated with Brain Levels, BDNF Better:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

ALA Mouse Study, Index Correlated with All Tissues BUT BRAIN:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

HUMAN Autopsy Study, "...no significant relationship between cerebral cortex and erythrocyte fatty acid levels."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11704...

ALA conversion goes down when given EPA and DHA:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12908...

"Ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids increases learning, memory, cognitive well-being, and blood flow in the brain."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Aspirin Mice:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37509...

Aspirin Meta:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/...

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