Do Some foods fight depression?

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Do Some Foods Battle Depression? Friday, February 11, 2005 By Miranda Hitti Could your next meal help relieve depression? Perhaps, if the menu includes fatty fish like salmon or herring fish, walnuts, sugar beets or beet molasses. Those foods contain substances that had an antidepressant effect in tests on rats, researchers report in the Feb. 15 issue of Biological Psychiatry. The substances are omega-3 fatty acids and uridine . Abundant omega-3 fatty acids are found in certain fish — especially in

fatty fish like salmon and herring — as well as walnuts and flaxseed. Uridine occurs in sugar beets and molasses made from those beets. Uridine hasn't been clinically tested on people with mood disorders, say the researchers. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish have drawn a lot of attention in recent years. They've been studied for benefits against heart disease, stroke, sudden death and arthritis, as well as depression. Studies have found that societies that eat lots of fish have lower depression rates, possibly due to omega-3 fatty acids. But in America, where fish isn't a dietary staple, depression is common. Nearly 19 million people per year in the U.S. have depression, says the National Institute of Mental Health http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147126,00.html

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