Why do these reports never mention the doses given for omega -3?
Louise
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From: Nachum
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Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:44 PM
Subject: [ADD_ADHD_LD] Fish oil test shows improvements in behaviour


Hot off the electrons-
Here is an excellent, excellent study.
An interesting statistic here is how it says non-physical incidents
doubled. It seems to me that many of what would have been a physical
incident (112 down to 36) was reduced in intensity to a non-physical
incident(15 up to 29).
Kol Tuv
Nachum

Fish oil test shows improvements in behaviour

NORWICH, UK: Results of a study on the impact of diet and eye q(TM)
fish oil supplements on pupils at Eaton Hall Special School in
Norwich were published on October 31 and indicated a marked
improvement in behaviour.

Twenty-eight pupils aged 10-16 at the Norfolk County Council special
school in Norwich completed the six-month open plan study, which saw
them being given a healthy and balanced diet alongside the eye q(TM)
fish oil supplement on a daily basis, between January and June this
year.

Eaton Hall in Norwich is Norfolk County Council's specialist school
for boys with severe behavioural, social and emotional difficulties
and includes day pupils and boarders. All have statements of special
educational needs, and been excluded or involved in a managed move
from another school. They are diagnosed with various disorders
including autism, Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit Disorder
(ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and pervasive
developmental disorder.

The assessments were highly detailed and in-depth, with a range of
data available for individual children. Staff already monitor the
behaviour of pupils in a systematic way, building up a daily record
of progress and behaviour. All pupils also have individual diaries to
record their progress and behaviour. The impact of the study was
anaylsed by comparing previous information with that gathered during
the study.

The health programme included changes to the school meals prepared
and served at Eaton Hall. The cook, Helen Clarke, introduced meals
with reduced salt, transfatty acids, sugar, preservatives and
additives, giving pupils a wider range of healthy eating options.

Lisa Christensen, Norfolk County Council's Director of Children's
Services, said: "This is the first time that a study of this size
just on children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
has been carried out. It was a unique opportunity, because there was
already detailed information about individual pupils' behaviour from
before the changes in their diet and the introduction of the
supplements.

"The results show a fall in the number of times pupils were involved
in incidents where they had to be physically managed because of their
behaviour, with by far the biggest fall amongst those pupils who
previously had to be physically managed the most. It's just one study
on the impact of healthy diets and omega-3 and omega-6, but it is
encouraging and we want to share the results with others as part of
the debate."

During the six months before the healthy diet and supplementation
began, there were 112 recorded incidents of physical management and
15 non-physical incidents amongst the 28 pupils. During the six-month
health programme, there were 36 recorded physical management and 29
non-physical incidents amongst the same 28 pupils.

There was a 49 per cent reduction in total incidents (managed and non-
physical) compared with the previous period, a 68 percent reduction
in physically managed incidents, while non-physical incidents nearly
doubled.

The biggest impact was on pupils who were previously involved in the
highest number of incidents. The three pupils who saw the biggest
change saw reductions in both physically managed and non-physical
incidents of 94 per cent, 40 per cent and even a fall from 10
physically managed incidents to no incidents at all.

"These statistics suggests that, as a result of the new health
programme and supplements, the children were able to control their
anger better, so while outbursts still occurred, they were less
extreme, requiring minimal physical intervention from a teacher,"
said Lianne Quantrill, the project co-ordinator at the school.

Valerie Moore, headteacher at Eaton Hall School, who had been
instrumental in setting up the study with Equazen, who produce the
supplement, said: "This was a worthwhile study. For some children, it
made a positive difference. Even if it had only helped one child, it
would still have been worthwhile. Within the wide and varied
behaviour modification methods we use at Eaton Hall School, this was
another strategy well worth exploring."

Staff at the school also took the supplements, to encourage the
children to take theirs and see if they feel any benefits too,
although they were not part of the study.

Other information from the six-month study was also compared with the
six months leading up to the study. School attendance improved by 6
per cent overall, and by 12 per cent for the year group with the most
pupils taking part in the study. The number of students awarded
commendations went up by 38 per cent. The year group with the highest
overall number of sanctions saw a 27 per cent fall.

This was an open-plan study, which is different to a scientific
study: there was no placebo or control group.

Physically managed incidents are the positive application of force to
safeguard people and property. The definition is taken from www.team-
teach.co.uk. If staff have physically to manage a pupil. It is
primarily to prevent them harming themselves or others, damaging
property or prejudicing good order.

eye q(TM) is a combination of omega-3 marine fish oil and omega-6
virgin, organic evening primrose oil. The fish oil is naturally high
in EPA, a functional fatty acid that helps the brain send messages
between cells and has been shown in research to improve memory, mood,
concentration and behaviour. The fish oil in eye q(TM) is pressed
from the flesh of sardines and pilchards harvested for their high
levels of EPA. Special care is taken to leave the oil in its most
natural bio-available form, so the fatty acids are easily absorbed by
the body. The oil is from fish living in southern oceans known to
have very low pollution levels. Each batch is independently tested
and always found to be in full compliance with the stringent European
Community and World Health Organisation guidelines for levels of PCBs
and dioxins.

(Source: PRNewswire, October 31, 2006)





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