Dietary Oils in Stress Pilot Study

INTERVENTION: DHA‐rich Fish Oil Supplements, 4 capsules per day for 12 weeks. Each capsule contains 1000mg fish oil, containing (DHA) 500mg, and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 100 mg CONDITION: Psychological Stress PRIMARY OUTCOME: The difference between groups on the Perceived Stress Scale SECONDARY OUTCOME: The difference between groups in red blood cell membrane DHA levels (blood analysis) The difference between groups in the ex vivo production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL‐1‐beta, IL‐6, TNF‐alpha) in serum (blood analysis) The difference between groups on the Auditory Verbal Learning Task The difference between groups on the Kessler‐10 Scale of Psychological Distress INCLUSION CRITERIA: Fulltime students, aged between 18‐45, has normal eating habits, has not radically changed diet in past 3m, consumes less than 2 fish meals per week on average, describes self as someone that experiences a lot of stress under pressure, willing to refrain from other medications during trial