Do Omega-3s Make Us Mellow?

Do omega-3 fatty acids make us mellow? Maybe. Or maybe they just make us mellow enough that we don’t want to kill someone. The New York Times reports on a study conducted by an Oxford University scientist that tested the theory on 231 men in a British prison–a place where, generally speaking, violence was more likely to erupt than it is in most households. Half of the men in the study were given a placebo and the other half were given fatty acids and supplements. Over time, the Times reports, the antisocial behavior (as measured by assaults and other
violations) of the inmates who had been given the supplements dropped
by more than a third relative to their previous records. The control
group showed little change. Read more, and give that excitable goon on your basketball team an extra helping of salmon.