鱼油功效再拓展 竟有助根除酗酒恶习

　　'These bipolar mice, like some bipolar patients, love alcohol,' Dr Niculescu said.

　　尼古列斯库博士表示，“一些躁郁症患者的情况就如同这些小白鼠，它们都沉迷于酒精之中。”

　　'The mice on DHA drank much less, it curtailed their alcohol abusive behaviour.'

　　“摄入DHA后的白鼠对于酒精的依赖程度降低，这有助于抑制滥用酒精的行为。”

　　The researchers then gave DHA to alcohol-preferring rats and noted a similar effect.

　　研究人员在一些对酒精上瘾的老鼠身上实验了DHA的作用，并取得了类似的效果。

　　'We believe a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids may help the treatment and prevention of bipolar disorder, and may help with alcoholism as well,' Dr Niculescu said.

　　“我们相信，在日常膳食中增加omega-3的摄取将提高治疗和预防双相情感障碍，同时也会对缓解酗酒有所疗效，”尼古列斯库博士表示。

　　He said there was now substantial evidence at the molecular level that omega-3 fatty acids worked on the brain in a similar way to psychiatric drugs. He added that the next step would be clinical studies in humans.

　　他表示，从分子的角度来说，有证据表明omega-3脂肪酸对与大脑的功效类似于精神病药物，接下来将展开人体的临床饰演。

　　'A lot more work needs to be done in this area,' Dr Niculescu said.

　　“不过在这方面还有许多的工作要做。”