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Study Links Low DHA Levels to Suicide Risk Among U.S. Military Personnel

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2011.  

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Background:

Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) led by CAPT. Joseph R. Hibbeln, M.D., teamed with researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Md., to analyze a sample of suicide deaths among U.S. military personnel on active duty between 2002 and 2008. The researchers compared levels of omega-3 fatty acids of 800 individuals who committed suicide with those of…

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