Abstract
Test anxiety is an incapacitating academic syndrome. This study shows that administration of a polyunsaturated fatty acid mixture of omega-3 and -6 can improve the behavioral variables associated with this type of anxiety, i.e. appetite, mood, mental concentration, fatigue, academic organization and poor sleep, as well as lowering elevated cortisol level, with a corresponding reduction of anxiety.
Publication types
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Controlled Clinical Trial
MeSH terms
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Affect
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Anxiety / prevention & control*
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Appetite
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Educational Measurement*
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Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / administration & dosage*
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Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / administration & dosage*
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone / blood
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Linoleic Acid / administration & dosage
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Male
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Placebos
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Test Anxiety Scale
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alpha-Linolenic Acid / administration & dosage
Substances
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Fatty Acids, Omega-3
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Fatty Acids, Omega-6
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Placebos
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alpha-Linolenic Acid
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Linoleic Acid
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Hydrocortisone