A total of 34% passed five GCSEs at grade C or higher, compared with 27% in 2004. On average, they exceeded the results predicted for them by one grade.

Pupils taking fish oil also did significantly better than expected in reading tests set by researchers. Girls showed the biggest improvement after taking fish oil.

It makes perfect sense. Fish oil has been touted dozens of times for helping concentration, memory and language skills, as well as to lower impulsivity and distractibility. Imagine what kind of grades your son or daughter would get if they were taking fish oil regularly. How about the SAT and ACT? GMAT? LSAT? MCAT? The possibilities are endless!

Oh, and for those parents reading this that have treated their son or daughter with fish oil, we still are currently looking for your success stories!

The same scene as viewed with normal vision,
and then age-related macular degeneration.

The study, published by researchers at Tufts University (Boston) in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, followed over 3,000 people and found results for both the “wet” and “dry” forms of the disease. The “wet” form occurs when abnormal blood vessels behind the retina start to grow under the macula, and tend to be very fragile, often leaking blood and fluid that dislocates the macula. The “dry” form occurs when the light-sensitive cells in the macula slowly break down, gradually blurring central vision in the affected eye. The most common symptom of the dry form is drusen, yellow deposits that form under the retina in people over 60. The researchers believe “omega-3 fatty acids offer protection against AMD by altering fat levels in the blood after a meal that can be damaging to the body.”

Age-related macular degeneration affects over half a million in the UK and more than 10 million Americans, and is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Omega-3 fish oil has already been found in studies to prevent age-related blindness, as well as dry-eye syndrome and this latest research suggests benefits for those already with the disease. A diet low on the Glycemic Index, as well as the intake of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, led to greater reductions in the advancing of the disease.

Source: Oily fish ‘can halt eye disease’ at BBC News

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This echoes some previous studies that found fish oil calms ADHD children, boosts teenager test scores and improves child behavior & concentration as well as verbal, memory & spelling skills.
Source:
ADHD can be treated with Omega-3 found in fish oil

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The men who consumed approximately 0.36 grams a day were 33% less likely to develop heart failure than their counterparts who ate little or no marine omega-3 fatty acids.

0.36 grams is almost the equivalent of 1 health-food grade fish oil capsule, and half of a pharmaceutical grade capsule.

This echoes some recent news that fish oil is better than cholesterol medication for chronic heart failure. The study results will not be surprising for many doctors is Europe, where it’s almost considered malpractice to not prescribe fish oil for heart conditions.

Source: Fish Oil and Fatty Fish Protect Men from Heart Failure

While the article discusses various alternative remedies that children take, one of the researchers makes an interesting comment about fish oil:

“They included fish oil in this survey, but I’ve been asking psychiatrists if they use fish oil and it looks like 80 percent of psychiatrists are recommending it, as are cardiologists,” Dr. Kemper said.

Why is fish oil so popular for children? Perhaps because fish oil improves school performance for kids, fish oil improves verbal memory and spelling skills and fish oil is more effective for ADHD than Ritalin!

We already knew that fish oil limits the effects of smoking, and is useful for a wide range of respiratory diseases. Now a 2-year study on the effects of fish oil for COPD has found promising results.

People with COPD, who hadn’t smoked in 6 months, were given omega-3 supplements and they were compared to a placebo group. The omega-3 group not only had less inflammation in their lungs, but also walked the farthest in the 6-minute walking fitness test.

The researchers concluded that fish oil supplements were “safe and practical method for treating COPD” conditions such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Source: Fish Oil may treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Many studies examining fish oil for children have originated from the Durham, including one that found fish oil improves toddler learning skills.

Source: A Daily Dose of Fish Oil Can Boost Exam Grades

What is Chronic Heart Failure?

Chronic heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart becomes enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently around the body.

Omega-3 Fish Oil has proven in a Germany study to be more effective than cholesterol medications for this condition for which there are very few options for treatment:

Italian researchers gave nearly 3,500 patients a daily omega-3 pill, a prescription-formulation pill derived from fish oils … Roughly the same number of patients were given placebo pills.

1,981 of the fish oil group experienced additional heart problems versus 2,053 died on placebos. Compare these results to the group given Crestor, a popular cholesterol medication:

In a parallel study, the same team of Italian doctors gave 2,285 patients the drug rosuvastatin, also known as Crestor, and gave placebo pills to 2,289 people. Patients were then tracked for about four years. The doctors found little difference in heart failure rates between the two groups.

After comparing the studies, the researchers found that the fish oil capsules provided a greater benefit over cholesterol medication for Chronic Heart Failure.

Source: Fish oil helps patients with chronic heart failure

Patients that took fish oil, even at low doses, “showed improvement in blood vessel function and a reduction in cell damaging molecules.” Patients also reported far fewer incidents of “fatigue, joint pain, rashes, mouth ulcers and headaches.”

For his research on fish oil and lupus, Dr. Wright received the Irish Society for Rheumatology’s Young Investigator of the Year Award.

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