Thanks to nationwide charities like the British Heart Foundation, the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils are already well known in terms of how they help protect the heart. But the results of studies recently published in the November 2007 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition should leave scientists and […]
Purdue researcher Laura Stevens recently wrote the following article in her Nutrition in Action newsletter concerning essential fatty acids and adults with ADHD:
All in all, there have been very few studies of biochemical factors in adults with ADHD. Because adults with ADHD were children with ADHD (by definition of adult ADHD), we have made the […]
European cardiologists routinely give heart attack survivors fish oil, one of the richest sources of omega-3 fatty acids.
But researchers suspect that omega-3’s benefits extend beyond the heart. Now psychiatrists are wondering: Could omega-3 also help children suffering from attention deficit or bipolar disorder?
In an unusual twist in psychopharmacology, fish oil, which hasn’t been studied as […]
Dr. Matti Tolonen compiled this table containing the latest research on EPA or EPA/DHA abd neurological disorders:
Author/Link
Condition
Studied # patients
Fish oil dose (grams/d)
Outcome
Wozniak et al
2007, USA
Bipolar
20 children,
6–17 yrs,
no controls
1,3–4,3 g EPA+DHA
8 weeks
Significant but modest reduction in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)
Frangou et al 2006, UK
Bipolar
75/placebo
1 g/d E-EPA
2 g/d E-EPA
12 weeks
Significant improvement in both groups […]
17/4/2007 - Omega-3 supplementation of children with learning and behavioural problems led to significant improvements, adding important data to this high profile subject.
A number of studies have reported similar results and this led to calls by some for omega-3 supplementation of school children. Indeed, the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) last year reviewed the science […]
Nutritionist and Purdue researcher Laura Stevens, MS author of “12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD Child”, writes in her latest issue of The ADD/ADHD Online Newsletter, an excellent summary of recent research pertaining to ADHD and essential fatty acids:
Two interesting articles about essential fatty acids (EFA) and psychiatry have been published recently.1,2 As you may […]
Dr. David Rabiner of Duke University publishes Attention Research Update monthly via the Internet. He does an excellent job of reviewing and presenting the latest research concerning ADHD and its treatment. The following article was featured in his August 2006 issue and covers the latest research concerning the positive effect of fatty acids (EPA and […]
Supplements of omega-3 and omega-6 improved the attention span and hyperactivity scores of young Australians, and was rated better than the common medication Ritalin.
The study adds to a growing number of studies looking at the effect of fish oils on the behaviour and learning of kids, and reports in the UK suggest the British government […]
A city school which has been pioneering fish oil to improve pupils’ behaviour and study today welcomed moves to roll it out to children in every school in the country.
Eaton Hall Special School in Norwich says the use of fish oil tablets has made a difference to students’ performance, despite the fact it has only […]
The UK government is considering a state-wide program to administer fish oil daily to children under age 5. Explains this article in the London Daily Mail:
Children may be given food supplements at school to improve their behaviour and studying performance.
A daily shot of Omega 3 fish oil would be supplied to pupils as young as […]
By SARAH HARRIS
Regular doses of fish oils can dramatically boost young children’s grasp of the three Rs, a study has revealed.
Research suggests that so-called ‘clever capsules’ improve youngsters’ brainpower and concentration levels. The performance of children across all ages and abilities has been raised in a series of high-profile trials across the country.
In the latest […]
Press Association
Monday March 27, 2006
Fish oil supplements can dramatically improve the behaviour of unruly teenagers, researchers claimed today.
Tests on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) revealed their behaviour significantly improved after taking the supplements.
The study, which follows on from work last year, focused on a group of 12 to 15-year-olds with ADHD at a […]
By LIDIA WASOWICZ
UPI Senior Science Writer
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 (UPI) — Nutritionists are convinced that, just like everyone else, children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are what they eat.
Specifically, the specialists have their eye on so-called omega-3 fatty acids as playing some role in the condition that, in general, is marked by trouble keeping still, difficulty in […]
Many fish oil companies are touting DHA as a viable treatment for ADHD, but did you know that a Mayo Clinic study published nearly 5 years ago showed DHA not only to be ineffective, but to be actually detrimental to children with ADHD?
Here is an excerpt from the study:
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a behavior-related disorder […]
Yes, I realize that this blog is about the health benefits of high-EPA fish oil, but I simply had to include an article– published in February 10th’s Los Angeles Times– that covers a recent Food and Drug Administration panel’s recommendation to add a “black box” warning on stimulant medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity […]
Few things strike fear in the heart of a parent more than the words, “we think your child should be evaluated for ADHD.” Without a doubt, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) makes headlines, at home and in the media. So many questions arise: What are the causes? Does it truly exist? What are the dangers […]
Until now, the only way to tell whether you or your child was truly fatty acid-deficient was to undergo blood testing. A new method of biomedical testing created by Marion Ross of the Ness Foundation (formerly the Highland Psychiatric Research Foundation) effectively measures indicators of such deficiencies using a non-invasive breath test. (See “Increased levels […]
I continue to be fascinated by the fact that schools, physicians and psychologists in my country, the United States, seem largely in the dark on the potential benefits of high-EPA supplementation for children. Meanwhile, several significant trials for students of all ages are underway in the United Kingdom. Why do Americans put so much […]
I found the following story, submitted by a 50 year old man to the Dyslexia Research Trust, quite inspiring. Clearly, high-EPA fish oil may help at any age and stage…
C.W. has suffered from attention deficit– hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) all his life. He was already 50 years old when he first came across our research and […]
Taking a combination of fish oil and evening primrose oil capsules can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a study run by the University of South Australia and CSIRO shows.
A PhD student from UniSA’s School of Health Sciences and CSIRO Human Nutrition, Natalie Sinn conducted a study involving children with ADHD-related problems and […]