In elderly people, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood could reduce small brain infarcts' risk, suggests study.
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Research shows that silent brain infarcts, which are only detected by brain scans, are found in about 20 percent of otherwise healthy elderly people.
The study found that those who had high long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood had about 40 percent lower risk of having small brain infarcts compared to those with low content of these fatty acids in blood.
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The study has been published in Journal of the American Heart Association.
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