The research published in the Journal of Epidemology and Community Health has found a 17% decline in the rate of depression among those eating fish.
In the study, the researchers have gone through data of more than 26 studies in which there were a total of 150,278 participants. These studies were conducted between 2001 and 2004 and focused on people from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Study’s lead researcher Dongfeng Zhang of the Medical College of Qingdao University, was of the view that having a lot of fish could prove beneficial in preventing depression. The researchers said that men have a 20% less risk of depression than the men who ate lesser amounts of fish. In the case of women, the risk of depression declined by 16% in comparison to those women who did not eat fish. More studies are needed to find out whether the association differs according to the type of fish.
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