A study just released boasts dramatic improvements in ADHD symptoms in children who took fish oil supplements, which contain Omega 3 fatty acids.

94% of the children in the study, aged 12-15, started out with moderate or severe ADHD, an inattention scale rating of 94% and a severe impulsivity rating of 89%. After three months of taking the fish oil supplement, severe ADHD and severe impulsivity were reduced to 28%, and severe inattention fell to just 17% among the students. Overall, 47% of the children began with poor behaviour, and at the end of the trial only 4% had behaviour rated as “poor.”

Omega 3 fatty acids, which are found in flax seed oil as well as fish oil, have also shown some promise in use as a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorders.

If you don’t like fish or flax, scientists have now created genetically engineered pigs that produce Omega 3 as well.

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