Omega-3 fatty acid supplements are positively associated with improved grades in a nutritional study. Does this mean that fish are brain food?
Eating fish is proven to improve grades in students?
Omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil can boost the study performance of students, says a study. Scientists led by Amanda Kirby, from the University of Wales, and other researchers gave 184 children in a Lancashire secondary school chewable capsules containing omega-3 fish oil. The 15 and 16 year-olds took the orange-flavored supplements for 12 weeks in the critical run up to their general certificate of secondary exams last year. A total of 34% passed at grade C or higher, compared with 27% in 2004. On average, they exceeded the results predicted for them by one grade. Ray Rice, chief executive of the Fish Foundation, said: “Omega-3 fatty acids are an essential building block of the brain and necessary for children’s brain development. The body doesn’t manufacture omega-3s so it’s necessary for people to eat them.” (newindpress.com, May 17, 2006)
Christine's reaction:
I don't think we can conclude that eating an occasional fish here and there will make us become Einstein but the benefits are well known: heart health, better mood, reduction in joint pain/inflammation and better skin/hair. I do recommend grilled salmon (with garlic and extra virgin olive oil - yum) twice a week. I also recommend that everybody should take an omega-3 supplement. The body needs these fats to make new brain cells and nobody wants to keel over because their arteries are clogged with trans fats (heart disease is the most likely way to die in America today). Omega-3s help the body clear away the clogs in the bloodstream and supports the function and structure of the brain - definitely good things for everybody.
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