This study was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2011 Dec;72(12):1585-90
Study title and authors:
Suicide deaths of active-duty US military and ω-3 fatty-acid status: a case-control comparison.
Lewis MD, Hibbeln JR, Johnson JE, Lin YH, Hyun DY, Loewke JD.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21903029
The study analysed the effects of levels of fats and the risk of suicide. The study included 800 US military suicide deaths and 800 matched controls.
Regarding saturated fat, the study found that LOW levels of stearic acid (a saturated fat found in tallow (dripping), lard, beef and pork) were significantly associated with higher levels of suicide.
