Reality Check: Fish Oil is No Brain Food

Fish oil supplements, high in omega-3 fatty acids, do not prevent brain decline, contrary to popular belief

One thing you should know about me, I come from a strict vegetarian family who has over-dosed on fish oil supplements since childhood. I can cite at least 40 to 1,000 heart and brain benefits of fish oil supplements. No wonder, I’ve forced it on everyone I love. If the capsule is too big to swallow, the baby gets the gummy fish oil; I found the husband an odourless capsule because the breath becomes fishy. I have also made the relatively frivolous but brilliant discovery that, when taken before drinking, fish oils are a hangover prevention hook.

The annual fish oil market is worth $1.2 billion but now a new study published in American medical journal, JAMA, finds that it could’ve all been a hogwash!

Okay, I just had my “Maggi moment” (a discovery which ruins your childhood memories), so all you guys who are popping in these supplements to boost brain health, stop wasting your time, money and read on: