Poor diet blamed for massive increase in learning disorders
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:07 pm
In a major study carried out last year at Durham Health Education Authority in the United Kingdom, it was learned that the unprecedented growth in learning difficulties in children may be down to deficiencies in their diet. It blamed junk food for contributing to the increase in attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and autism.
It is suggested that a diet rich in essential fatty acids, found in oily fish, can improve the learning abilities of children by helping them to concentrate and focus their minds.
Studies carried out have found that a fish oil supplement can improve reading ages by four-year olds in just six months. It added that junk food is very unhelpful as some of its contents stop the body from breaking down nutrients needed by the brain.
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It is suggested that a diet rich in essential fatty acids, found in oily fish, can improve the learning abilities of children by helping them to concentrate and focus their minds.
Studies carried out have found that a fish oil supplement can improve reading ages by four-year olds in just six months. It added that junk food is very unhelpful as some of its contents stop the body from breaking down nutrients needed by the brain.
www.unison.ie/