For our mood balance toolkit, we submitted our Omega Concentrate with Astaxanthin to Health Canada, who were able to attribute this new claim to support mood balance when taken as a 3-capsule supplement.
Here are the studies that served the purpose of this valuable claim:
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Nemets H, Nemets B, Apter A, Bracha Z, Belmaker RH. 2006. Omega-3 treatment of childhood depression: a controlled, double-blind pilot study. American Journal of Psychiatry 163(6):1098-1100
- Sontrop J, Campbell MK. 2006. 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and depression: a review of the evidence and a methodological critique. Preventative Medicine 42(1):4-13.
- Fontani G, Corradeschi F, Felici A, Alfatti F, Migliorini S, Lodi L. 2005a. Cognitive and physiological effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in healthy subjects. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 35(11):691-699.
- Zanarini MC, Frankenburg FR. 2003. Omega-3 fatty acid treatment of women with borderline personality disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. The American Journal Psychiatry 160(1):167-169.
- Peet M, Horrobin DF. 2002. A dose-ranging study of the effects of ethyl-eicosapentaenoate in patients with ongoing depression despite apparently adequate treatment with standard drugs. Archives of General Psychiatry 59(10):913-919.
- Stoll AL, Severus WE, Freeman MP, Rueter S, Zboyan HA, Diamond E, Cress KK, Marangell LB. 1999. Omega 3 fatty acids in bipolar disorder: a preliminary double blind, placebo-controlled trial. Archives of General Psychiatry 56(5):407-412.
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