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BBC News - Ulcer drugs linked to vitamin B12 deficiency
Date: 12/12/2013
People who took tablets known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or histamine antagonists (H2RAs) were more likely to lack enough vitamin B12 for good health.
Oxford University - ‘Low Omega-3 in children could help to explain poor learning and behaviour’, researchers will tell conference
Date: 01/09/2013
An Oxford University study has shown that a representative sample of UK schoolchildren had low levels of key Omega-3 fatty acids in their blood. Furthermore, the study found that children’s blood levels of the long-chain Omega-3 DHA (the form found in most abundance in the brain) ‘significantly predicted’ how well they were able to concentrate and learn. Oxford University academics will explain these findings, which were recently published in the journal PLOS One, at a conference at the Royal College of Surgeons in London on Wednesday 4 September, organised by the charity Food and Behavi
Low Omega-3 Linked to Behaviour, Cognitive Deficits in UK children
Date: 23/07/2013
Blood concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids in school-aged children in the United Kingdom (UK) are well below the minimum recommended for good cardiovascular health in adults, according to a new study.
27 June 2013 - Oxford University - ‘Low Omega-3 in children could help to explain poor learning and behaviour’
Date: 27/06/2013
BBC News - Iodine deficiency may lower UK children's IQ
Date: 22/05/2013
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.
Large UK study finds that iodine deficiency during pregnancy adversely affects children's mental development
Date: 22/05/2013
A study of around 1000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development. The research raises concerns that the iodine status of pregnant women is an important public-health issue that needs to be addressed.
Omega-3 may minimise damaging effects of junk food on brain: Research review
Date: 17/05/2013
Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids could help to minimise the debilitating effects that high junk food consumption has on the brain, according to a new review of more than 180 research papers
25 Oct 2012 - MedicalXpress - Omega-3 intake heightens working memory in healthy young adults
Date: 26/10/2012
Study to examine if fatty acids lower veterans' suicide risk
Date: 08/10/2012
6 Sept 2012 - The Guardian - Omega-3 may help struggling children to read, says study
Date: 06/09/2012
Children whose reading skills were in the lowest fifth of the normal range improved over the four months of the study
6 Sept 2012 - Increased intake of Omega-3 fatty acids improves children's reading and behaviour
Date: 05/09/2012
A new study by the University of Oxford has shown that daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids (Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA) improved the reading and behaviour of underperforming children in mainstream primary schools. The researchers worked with children aged between seven and nine who had underperformed in standardised reading tests.
12 July 2012 - Emory University - Study of psychosis risk and brain to track effects of Omega-3 pills
Date: 12/07/2012
Study of psychosis risk and brain to track effects of Omega-3 pills
29 June 2012 - PsychCentral - Scientists Discover How Omega-3 Improves Memory
Date: 01/07/2012
Eating fish is said to be good for the brain and for memory. Researchers have associated those benefits with the Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish.
Omega-3 lowers inflammation in overweight older adults
Date: 20/06/2012
New research shows that omega-3 fatty acid supplements can lower inflammation in healthy, but overweight, middle-aged and older adults, suggesting that regular use of these supplements could help protect against and treat certain illnesses.
Omega-3 Supplements May Lower Anxiety
Date: 22/07/2011
Increasing omega-3 intake may lower both anxiety symptoms and proinflammatory cytokines in healthy young adults, new research suggests.
14 March 2011 - Reuters - Omega-3s linked to less age-related vision loss
Date: 16/03/2011
Women who get lots of omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease affecting millions of older adults in the U.S.
18 Feb 2011 - Nutraingedients - Omega-3 may improve depression measures for seniors: Study
Date: 18/02/2011
Daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids may improve measures of depression in seniors with mild to moderate depression, according to new findings from Iran.
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