Citation

Hakkarainen R, Partonen T, Haukka J, Virtamo J, Albanes D, Lonnqvist J. Am. J. Psychiatry 2004; 161(3): 567-569.

Affiliation

Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. reeta.hakkarainen@ktl.fi

Comment In:

Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Feb;162(2):402; author reply 402-3

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

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PMID

14992986

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the association between the dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and low mood, major depression, and suicide. METHOD: A total of 29,133 men ages 50 to 69 years participated in a population-based trial in Finland. The intake of fatty acids and fish consumption were calculated from a diet history questionnaire. Self-reported depressed mood was recorded three times annually, data on hospital treatments due to a major depressive disorder were derived from the National Hospital Discharge Register, and suicides were identified from death certificates. RESULTS: There were no associations between the dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids or fish consumption and depressed mood, major depressive episodes, or suicide. CONCLUSIONS: Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids showed no association with low mood level.

Language: en