| If you have children, you want to make sure that they | | | | seventy percent) of the brain is actually made up of |
| are as healthy as possible. Fish oil for kids can be an | | | | DHA and EPA. It forms a large portion of the nervous |
| important part of making sure that they develop | | | | system as well. For those cells to form properly there |
| properly and can reach their full potential. There are | | | | needs to be a sufficient amount of fatty acids in the |
| many different ways that fish oil can improve the | | | | body. |
| health of your children from a very early age. Here is a | | | | There also needs to be a proper amount of these |
| look at how they can help improve health at any age. | | | | essential fatty acids (EFA's) for vision to form properly. |
| Children and adults have different health issues. Adults | | | | The EFA's are used in the formation of the retina, the |
| are more concerned about body weight and | | | | area of the eye which is largely responsible for our |
| cardiovascular health. However, since children are still | | | | sight. If we do not have the proper amounts of EFA's |
| growing and developing there are different ways that | | | | our retinas won't form properly and therefore there |
| fish oil for kids can help keep them healthy and | | | | may be visual disturbances that can affect a child's |
| growing properly. | | | | ability to read and absorb other visual information |
| One of the most important effects that Omega 3 | | | | throughout their life. |
| fatty acids can have on a child's health is promoting | | | | If you want to make sure that your child is getting |
| proper mental and emotional development. It has been | | | | enough Omega 3 in their diet, consider eating fish at |
| proven that children who do not have the proper levels | | | | least twice weekly. A good supplement of fish oil for |
| of DHA and EPA (two of the essential fatty acids | | | | kids can also give them the needed nutrients if they |
| found in fish oil) in their system may suffer from | | | | are not willing to eat fish. There are many on the |
| emotional problems and learning disorders such as | | | | market which provide adequate levels of DHA and |
| Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD. | | | | EPA and are designed specifically for children. |
| In fact, in newborn infants the vast majority (about | | | | |