WAGENINGEN, The Netherlands—In a population of elderly men, intake of neither fatty fish nor omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) was associated with cognitive performance (JNutr. 2009;139(12):2329-36). Researchers assessed the association between fatty fish intake as well as omega-3 PUFA intake with cognitive performance and cognitive change over six years in 1,025 elderly men. The mean age of participating men was 68 years at baseline. Median fish consumption ranged from 0.2 to 4.2 servings/week across quartiles. Cross-sectional analyses showed no association between fatty fish or omega-3 PUFA intake and cognitive performance. Longitudinal analyses, over 6 year of follow-up, also did not show any significant associations between fatty fish or omega-3 PUFA intake and cognitive change.
