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In 1982, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for research about essential fatty acids. Since that time, the role of essential fatty acids in the human mind and body has been studied more than ever before. It is estimated that the body of knowledge surrounding Omega-3 fatty acids alone totals around 6,000 scientific studies, including 1,000 clinical studies, many of which have been published in such prestigious journals as The New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), The Lancet, among others.

In the following sections, you’ll find out that Omega-3 fatty acids may help you maintain mental and physical health. But remember, there is more than one factor involved in maintain well-being in any of the topic areas mentioned in this section, and the impact of the amount and type of Essential Fatty Acids in the body varies from one person to another.

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