I have to say, at this juncture, for all the good Ben Goldacre has done in highlighting the benefits of questioning how science is reported, he can be a little overselective in his supporting papers.
Fish (Oil) has benefits...
The scandi's have shown a link (using their supreme medical records) between high fish diet and reduced Alzheimer's onset.
Nurk, E., Drevon, C.A., Refsum, H., Solvoll, K., Vollset, S.E., Nygård, O., Nygaard, H.A., (...), Smith, A.D. Cognitive performance among the elderly and dietary fish intake: The Hordaland Health Study (2007) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 86 (5), pp. 1470-1478
As does the 'Mediterranean Diet':
Scarmeas, N, Luchsinger, J, Mayeux, R, Stern,Y Mediterranean diet and Alzheimer disease mortality NEUROLOGY (2007);69:1084-1093
I have to say, at this juncture, for all the good Ben Goldacre has done in highlighting the benefits of questioning how science is reported, he can be a little overselective in his supporting papers.
Fish (Oil) has benefits...
The scandi's have shown a link (using their supreme medical records) between high fish diet and reduced Alzheimer's onset.
Nurk, E., Drevon, C.A., Refsum, H., Solvoll, K., Vollset, S.E., Nygård, O., Nygaard, H.A., (...), Smith, A.D. Cognitive performance among the elderly and dietary fish intake: The Hordaland Health Study (2007) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 86 (5), pp. 1470-1478
As does the 'Mediterranean Diet':
Scarmeas, N, Luchsinger, J, Mayeux, R, Stern,Y Mediterranean diet and Alzheimer disease mortality NEUROLOGY (2007);69:1084-1093