Jun 12
2013
Harvard study finds eating tuna, mackerel, swordfish boosts memory
Eating tuna could boost memory and slow age-related mental decline, say researchers from Harvard Medical School.
They looked at the diet of 6,000 women with an average age of 72 and monitored them for nearly ten years, measuring their memory and mental ability at different points.
The women who ate tuna, mackerel or swordfish once a week had significantly better verbal memory compared to women who did not regularly eat the fish. There were no links between memory and consumption of light-meat fish or shellfish. It’s thought the benefits are down to the high omega-3 content in tuna and mackerel — other studies suggest this may help boost memory.
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