Study to reduce suicide by omega-3

The US Department of Veterans Affairs poured $ 10 million into a three-year study, to investigate how a daily dietary supplement relates to the number of suicidal military personnel and US veterans. recently.

The study will be carried out by researchers from three medical institutions: the University of Medicine in South Carolina, the Medical Center in Charleston and the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.

Omega-3 plays an important role for veterans with brain injuries

Under the plan, doctors at Charleston Medical Center will test clinical trials of the use of omega-3, a type of fatty acid found in fish oil, of 320 veterans and American veterans. . Omega-3 may be involved in the formation of brain cells and alter these cells in humans.

Previously, the 2011 study of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Abuse showed that for veterans of the affected brain area, this effect of omega-3 is useful. Deficiency of omega-3 will cause depression and other emotional disorders, leading to the risk of suicide.

The move of the US took place in the context of the number of US veterans committing suicide. If in 2009, 10,888 veterans committed suicide, this number increased to 17,754 in 2011. In July 2012 alone, 26 US soldiers committed suicide. On average every day, about 100 Americans commit suicide. Not to mention that in the past year, 8 million adult Americans thought of suicide.