Omega-3 deficiency in mothers linked to increased anxiety in offspring, rat study finds
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A study on rats found that maternal omega-3 deficiency during pregnancy and weaning increases anxiety in offspring, particularly learned anxiety in females. Omega-3 supplementation post-weaning reduced learned anxiety in females but did not affect innate anxiety.
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Original Title: Omega-3 deficiency in mothers linked to increased anxiety in offspring, rat study finds. Female offspring, in particular, showed heightened learned anxiety. Omega-3 supplementation after weaning did not reduce innate anxiety but did ameliorate learned anxiety in female rats.