Insufficient omega-3 fatty acid in diet may cause harmful consequences on synaptic functions and emotional behaviours, a new study found.

Researchers from Inserm and INRA and their collaborators in Spain collaboration, studied mice fed on a diet low in omega-3 fatty acid.
They found that omega-3 deficiency disturbed neuronal communication specifically. This neuronal dysfunction was accompanied by depressive behaviours.Our results can now corroborate clinical and epidemiological studies which have revealed associations between an omega-3/omega-6 imbalance and mood disorders", said Olivier Manzoni and Sophie Laye.
"To determine if the omega-3 deficiency is responsible for these neuropsychiatric disorders additional studies are, of course, required".
The study appears in Nature Neuroscience.
Source-ANI