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Fish oil is derived from the tissues of oily fish and contains [[omega 3]] [fatty acids]] [[eicosapentaenoic acid]] (EPA) and [[docosahexenoic acid]] (DHA).
Fish oil is derived from the tissues of oily fish and contains [[omega-3]] [[fatty acid]]s [[eicosapentaenoic acid]] (EPA) and [[docosahexenoic acid]] (DHA).


Some animal studies have found that [[fish oil]] increases [[dopamine]], which may be low in CFS patients.<ref name="fishoilrats1998" /><ref name="newbornratbrain2001" /><ref name="striataldopamine2011" />


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Fatty acid hypothesis]]
*[[Fatty acid hypothesis]]
*[[Basant Puri]]


==References==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="fishoilrats1998">{{Citation| issn = 0022-3166| volume = 128| issue = 12| pages = 2512–2519| last1 = Chalon| first1 = Sylvie| last2 = Delion-Vancassel| first2 = Sylvie| last3 = Belzung| first3 = Catherine| last4 = Guilloteau| first4 = Denis| last5 = Leguisquet| first5 = Anne-Marie| last6 = Besnard| first6 = Jean-Claude| last7 = Durand| first7 = Georges| title = Dietary Fish Oil Affects Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Behavior in Rats| journal = The Journal of Nutrition| accessdate = 2016-11-09| date = 1998-12-01| url = http://jn.nutrition.org/content/128/12/2512| pmid = 9868201}}</ref>


<references>
<ref name="newbornratbrain2001">{{Citation| issn = 0022-3166| volume = 131| issue = 1| pages = 118–122| last1 = Innis| first1 = Sheila M.| last2 = Owens| first2 = Sylvia de la Presa| title = Dietary Fatty Acid Composition in Pregnancy Alters Neurite Membrane Fatty Acids and Dopamine in Newborn Rat Brain| journal = The Journal of Nutrition| accessdate = 2016-11-09| date = 2001-01-01| url = http://jn.nutrition.org/content/131/1/118| pmid = 11208947}}</ref>
 
<ref name="striataldopamine2011">{{Citation| doi = 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.04.009| issn = 0304-3940| volume = 496| issue = 3| pages = 168–171| last1 = Shin| first1 = Samuel S.| last2 = Dixon| first2 = C. Edward| title = Oral fish oil restores striatal dopamine release after traumatic brain injury| journal = Neuroscience Letters| accessdate = 2016-11-09| date = 2011-06-08| url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394011004435}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 20:25, December 14, 2016

Fish oil is derived from the tissues of oily fish and contains omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexenoic acid (DHA).

Some animal studies have found that fish oil increases dopamine, which may be low in CFS patients.[1][2][3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Chalon, Sylvie; Delion-Vancassel, Sylvie; Belzung, Catherine; Guilloteau, Denis; Leguisquet, Anne-Marie; Besnard, Jean-Claude; Durand, Georges (December 1, 1998), "Dietary Fish Oil Affects Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Behavior in Rats", The Journal of Nutrition, 128 (12): 2512–2519, ISSN 0022-3166, PMID 9868201, retrieved November 9, 2016
  2. Innis, Sheila M.; Owens, Sylvia de la Presa (January 1, 2001), "Dietary Fatty Acid Composition in Pregnancy Alters Neurite Membrane Fatty Acids and Dopamine in Newborn Rat Brain", The Journal of Nutrition, 131 (1): 118–122, ISSN 0022-3166, PMID 11208947, retrieved November 9, 2016
  3. Shin, Samuel S.; Dixon, C. Edward (June 8, 2011), "Oral fish oil restores striatal dopamine release after traumatic brain injury", Neuroscience Letters, 496 (3): 168–171, doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2011.04.009, ISSN 0304-3940, retrieved November 9, 2016