Slower ALS Progression Is Linked To Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Observational data demonstrated that individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) had slower disease progression when their plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), were high. Kjetil Bjornevik, MD, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston and his co-authors found that ALS patients with the highest levels of ALA had a 50% lower…