Dietary counselling plus fish oil supplementation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized wait-list controlled pilot trial

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a large impact on the wellbeing of Canadians. Some people find the available treatments helpful, but some do not. There is a need for new treatment approaches. This project will provide 6 nutritional counselling sessions along with fish oil supplementation to 40 adult women with moderate to severe GAD. The study will be 12 weeks long. We will ask the participants if the program was acceptable. We will also measure changes in anxiety symptoms and eating habits. The findings of this study will provide the industry partner with information about the role of nutrition in the treatment of anxiety disorders. This information will also be used to design additional studies in this area.

Faculty Supervisor:

Monique Aucoin;Kieran Cooley

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Partner:

Vivo Brands Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

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