Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Indianapolis
Fish Oil Must Read Posted: 11-27-05 12:11pm
August 15, 2005
fish oil improves toddler learning skills
a study on fish oil with pre-school
children in the uk may persuade many
parents to give their toddlers
pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. Why? Fish
oil was brain food for these toddlers:
after just six weeks of daily doses of
omega-3, parents reported a transformation
in the behaviour and learning abilities of
children as young as 20 months old.
Professor robert winston from the
institute of reproductive &
developmental biology at imperial college
london went on to say that children who
are not getting enough omega-3s are
significantly lacking:
"the evidence is getting ever stronger
that children who have diets poor in
omega-3 are not achieving their natural
potential."
the article goes on to detail the benefits
of fish oil for the children in this
study, some of which are rather amazing.
First, the toddlers showing add/adhd
symptoms:
the results reveal dramatic improvements
in the performance of underachieving
toddlers, many of whom had been disruptive
and unable to concentrate.
Children were assessed for their motor
skills, iq, reading, spelling and
behaviour, and the study identified a huge
reduction in symptoms of the sort
associated with attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorder.
What were the more significant effects of
fish oil?
The biggest improvements, however, were
observed in the children's concentration
and behaviour. 'the performance of almost
60 per cent of the children involved has
improved dramatically,' said dr madeleine
portwood, educational psychologist for
durham local education authority and lead
investigator at the durham sure start
trial. 'we saw children whose learning
skills went from being six months below
their chronological age to absolutely
normal in just three months.
Even more amazing:
"some two-year-olds went from having a
vocabulary of 25 single words to being
able to use whole sentences, while others
were able to sit down and concentrate for
the first time in their lives."
consumer labs has a list of all products.
It's woth saying that of 40 products
tested none were found to contain mercury.
This would certainly cut down on the sale
of ritalin.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Safe Way to Get the Esssential Lipids For Mom And Baby Posted: 11-27-05 13:35pm
An excellent source of the dha and ara
that are found in fish oil is a new
product being made by the company that
makes enfimil. The capsules are called
"expecta" and they make these supplements
with a process that allows for the
extraction of chemicals that are dangerous
but found in natural fish oil as well as
in fish in general.
