Omega3 Boosts Toddlers Brainpower

Omega3 supplementation can greatly improve the behaviour and development of pre-school children according to a new UK study.

Over a period of just six weeks, children as young as 20 months old have demonstrated a transformation in behaviour and learning when they were given a daily dose of Omega3.

The benefits of omega3 oils have been widely known and researched for many years with benefits for adults, older children and young offenders being proven without doubt. However, this is the first time that the benefits of omega oils have been researched on pre-school children.

The Durham-based study has generated keen interest, with the interim results being publicised in the Observer, and support being shown by Professor Robert Winston of Imperial College London. Winston comments that ‘The data has been extremely impressive…the evidence is getting ever stronger that children who have diets poor in omega3 are not achieving their natural potential’.

The study is being lead by Dr Madelene Portwood of the Durham Local Education Authority and the Durham Sure Start trial. ‘The performance of almost 60 per cent of the children has improved dramatically…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’.

The children have been assessed on their reading skills, IQ, spelling, behaviour and motor skills and the findings of the study have also shown a greatly improved bonding between the parents and the children as well as a huge reduction in the symptoms associated with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

Sources:
www.observer.co.uk
www.equazen.com

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