>From: "Patrick Holford" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: ESSENTIAL FAT SUPPLEMENTS WORK FOR ADHD, SAYS NEW TRIAL
>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:52:50 +0100
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>ESSENTIAL FAT SUPPLEMENTS WORK FOR ADHD, SAYS NEW TRIAL
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>A new double blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial published today in
>The Journal of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics confirms that
>children taking a combination of omega-3 fish oil and omega-6 evening
>primrose oil for 15 or 30 weeks, versus placebo, have major improvements in
>ADHD symptoms, as measured on the Conner's scale, (which is what was
>measured in the Food for the Brain Cricket Green project.) Children
>were given either essential fats ( Eye Q ) or placebo for 15 weeks, then
>essential fats. Those on the essential fats improved during the first 15
>weeks, and further improved during the next 15 weeks, so the maximum
>benefit was not seen within 15 weeks. Almost half (40-50%) of the children
>taking the essential fats for the entire study saw significant reductions
>in ADHD symptoms according to their parents in inattention, hyperactivity
>and impulsivity. For the first 15 weeks, the researchers divided the
>children into three groups. One group took eye qT, the second group
>took eye qT and a low dose multi-vitamin/mineral supplement while the
>third group took placebo capsules. After 15 weeks all participating
>children were given eye qT and the multivitamin. The addition of the
>low does multivitamin made no additional significant difference to the
>results. However, the treatment effects of those taking omega-3 and
>omega-6 with a multivitamin were comparable with average treatment effects
>of stimulant medication trials, based on parent ratings of behaviour. Dr
>Natalie Sinn who conducted the study said: "The results support those of
>other studies that have found improvements in developmental problems
>symptomatic of ADHD with PUFA supplementation and show promise therefore
>for some children as a treatment adjunct. Importantly, core symptoms of
>hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention improved on average from the
>upper clinical range on Conners' ADHD Index to mildly clinical after 30
>weeks of supplementation. Although they [multivitamins] were set at
>recommended daily doses for children, it is possible that greater
>quantities were required." The beneficial effects of multivitamins in
>previous trials have generally been measured on non-verbal IQ, which wasn't
>assessed during this trial. Also, some of the most positive improvements
>have been reported in longer trials which used levels of nutrients above
>RDA. Multivitamins have also been shown to help a subset of children with
>the most deficient diets, not all children. If your child does show
>signs of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity this study provides
>further reason to consider essential fat supplementation. Should you also
>choose to supplement a multivitamin I would recommend a multivitamin based
>on optimum not RDA levels. If you are interested in more information in
>this area our upcoming cookery and nutrition workshop in London in June,
> is designed to show parents how to feed their children food that not only
>tastes good, but will also help to develop their learning ability and
>benefit their behaviour. At the Smart Food for Smart Kids Parents'
>Cookery Workshop . I will be joined by nutritionist and cookery writer
>Fiona McDonald Joyce, co-author of our forthcoming book Smart Food for
>Smart Kids , as well as of our previous bestseller the Holford Low
>GL Diet Cookbook . The Smart Food for Smart Kids Workshop and book
>are born from our experiences helping parents and children at schools
>participating in the Food for the Brain scheme, where we have
>helped families to improve their diets through our simple advice and
>recipes - and brought about real improvements in behaviour and learning in
>the classroom and at home. Wishing you the best of health,
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