Fish oil to curb symptoms of ADHD?
by Katiek
Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 05:48:03 PM PDT
I thought I would share an interesting article I just read in Ode Magazine called "Feed your brain" (http://www.odemagazine.com/...). The article talks about how there is a strong relationship between nutrition and aggression.
They did this one study in Britain with kids who had the common symptoms associated with ADHD. Half the kids received a daily omega-3 supplement and the other got plain olive oil. They found that the kids that took the omega-3 supplement did substantially better at school than those in the control group. When it came to spelling, for example, the omega-3 group performed twice as well as expected, whereas the control group continued to fall behind.
With all of the processed foods that are out there today, I can understand why our kids aren't getting the right nutrients. I wonder if that really is the reason of why so many kids today are being diagnosed with ADHD.
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