Here is the same study mentioned, in a different article.
http://www.ukwiredne...of-Amanda-KirbyNotice the difference in tone:
The head of a study into whether omega-3 supplements improve "mainstream" children's learning and behaviour says more research is needed to determine their effectiveness. "What we found is that things like reading and spelling and co-ordination didn't really improve.
"We did find that teacher scores on attention did improve in the active group.""We wouldn't expect to see dramatic changes [in behaviour and learning] because the children didn't have a disorder," said Prof Kirby.
"The fact we saw some some changes in the behaviour and learning of the children is significant and we need to understand more."The fact we can alter [fatty acid] levels with supplements is also significant."
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So they found that fish oil did improve attention span, which basically backs up other ADD studies using fish oil. And 4 months of supplementation didn't improve reading and spelling, but based on the lead researcher, they didn't expect it to from the start, seeing as the children had no disorders. And 4 months isn't an especially long time anyway, as noted by the poster above.
Edited by nameless, 12 May 2010 - 06:00 PM.