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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“Omega 3 Fatty Acids”
I was unable to link to the study just released. Can you please send me the link or a copy of the file?
It looks like they took the link down. I don’t know what they did with the file and don’t have a copy myself, sorry. But there’s quite a bit of info online about omega 3 fatty acids and mood; http://bipolarworld.com is one place your could read more, and if you do a Google search you’ll find lots more.
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