| Some parents are concerned about how many drugs | | | | Doctors found that the kids who were given fish oil for |
| and supplements they are being told to give their | | | | children did dramatically better on diagnostic tests then |
| children. They have to wonder if fish oil for children | | | | kids who weren't taking the fish oil. Some of the |
| does any good. After all, even though fish oil for | | | | children that previously had been diagnosed with |
| children is marketed as being something that your child | | | | moderate to severe ADD or ADHD were able to |
| has to have and something that can help your child | | | | focus their attention 30% better after taking the fish oil |
| stay healthy and do better in school, parents can't | | | | supplements for a period of months. |
| really be sure that fish oil for children is doing any real | | | | Parents of children with ADD and ADHD have had |
| good for their children. Or can they? | | | | concerns for a long time about the side effects of |
| Studies done in the past few years suggest that the | | | | drugs like Ritalin that are used to control ADD and |
| benefits of fish oil for children can be even greater | | | | ADHD and so many parents want to know if giving |
| than the benefits of fish oil for adults. Fish oil for | | | | their kids fish oil can help manage the symptoms of |
| children can help your child's brain develop faster and | | | | their ADD or ADHD without having to take drugs that |
| stronger and can help your child focus more and pay | | | | can have serious side effects. Some of the side |
| attention more in school. In fact, fish oil for children was | | | | effects of Ritalin and similar drugs have even been |
| the focus of a major medical study done in Europe | | | | called the cause of death for some children. |
| that found that fish oil for children might have a | | | | So if you have a child that has ADD or ADHD and |
| significant impact on children that suffer from ADD or | | | | you want to try giving your child fish oil to see if taking |
| ADHD. | | | | fish oil for kids can help your child control his or her |
| In the study kids were given a low to medium dose of | | | | ADD or ADHD you should talk to your doctor about |
| fish oil in six pills spread out over the course of the | | | | the benefits of fish oil for kids before giving your |
| day. The parents of the children that were given the | | | | children fish oil. There are no side effects from giving |
| fish oil capsules instead of the placebo capsules | | | | your kids fish oil supplements but if your child is on |
| reported that over the course of a few months their | | | | medication you should ask your doctor first if you can |
| children's behavior dramatically improved. Kids who | | | | give your child fish oil because any over the counter |
| previously were virtually uncontrollable were less | | | | supplement might interfere with the effectiveness of a |
| restless, more focused, and were having less | | | | prescription medicine. |
| behavioral problems and fewer problems in school. | | | | |