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Friday, February 13, 2009

Dyslexia and Fish Oil Supplements

By Michael Byrd

Dyslexia and fish oil supplements have a really intimate relationship.

While dyslexia is often considered to be a learning disability, many view it as a nutritional disorder. And although adding fish oil to a regular diet may not be called a "cure' for it, it surely will make a big difference.

Dyslexia and fish oil supplements can be properly managed during pregnancy and the nursing period. To make sure that you prevent further problems, it would be good if the baby gets adequate doses of omega 3 fatty acids from the mom.

Many studies have indicated that fish oil is an important factor in the development of a child's brain.

Generally, children born to mothers who consume lots of oily fish and take fish oil supplements are less likely to suffer from ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and many more developmental difficulties.

That is good news for mothers who are planning to have more children. But what if you already have a kid with dyslexia?

There is good news for you as well. Research has shown that omega 3 fish fatty acids offer great promise for dyslexic children and adults too.

It seems that most research published about dyslexia begins by noting a widely-accepted fact ? That developmental dyslexia is closely related to the deficiency in highly unsaturated fatty acids, which are the same fatty acids found in fish. This surely tells a lot about dyslexia and fish oil.

Research done at the Oxford University Laboratory of Physiology, and published in Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, indicates that "children with high fatty acid deficiency ratings showed poorer reading and lower general ability" than children without the deficiency.

The researchers also went on to add that the results of their study "support the conclusion that fatty acid deficiency may add to the severity of dyslexia" [Vol. 63:69-74]

Okay, so specifically what's there with fish oil supplements and dyslexia?

Here's wonderful news. Our buddies at the Laboratory of physiology have indicated through their research that dyslexia can be corrected, specifically through taking omega 3 fatty acid fish oil supplements.

These findings are fully supported by other studies too. S.M. Baker for instance, noted in the Journal of Learning Disabilities that kids with dyslexia have shown remarkable improvement with schoolwork after treatment with fatty acids.

And by B.J. Stordy, who wrote in Lancet, that there was a normalization of visual deficits found in dyslexic adults after taking omega 3 fatty acid supplements. [Vol. 346:385]

What makes this particularly of importance is that visual deficits are noted to be a major component of dyslexia.

I agree with this! However it's kind of funny why scientists keep saying that they need to do more studies on this subject. I presume it's because they'll lose their research grants if they finally reveal the answer. Therefore, they keep on leaving an option for more funding.

However, if you have a family member who has to deal with dyslexia, wait no further. Begin by increasing your kid's intake of omega 3 fish oil.

And based on research done, I'd say that someone suffering from dyslexia needs to make sure that they get 1 to 4 grams daily. - 17269

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