Omega-3s associated with better executive function in cohort of young children

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Paediatrics Neuroscience
Omega-3s associated with better executive function in cohort of young children

Young children with the highest levels of omega-3s in their blood outperformed their peers on a measure of executive function, according to new research conducted in West Africa. The recent study looked at children aged 2 to 6 years old in Ghana. Researchers from Michigan State University and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana conducted the research on a cohort assembled in a village in the northern part of the country.

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Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry​​
“Whole blood n-3 fatty acids are associated with executive function in 2–6-year-old Northern Ghanaian children”
2018 Jul;57:287-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.03.019.
Authors: Adjepong M, Yakah W, Harris W, et al.

Links: https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2018/08/01/Omega-3s-associated-with-better-executive-function-in-cohort-of-young-children

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