Fish oil: children

While many people know that fish oil is a nutritional supplement for adults, many others wonder how fish oil affects children. Current recommendations concerning pharmaceutical omega 3 fish oil supplements for children arise. Pharmaceutical fish oil supplements are molecularly distilled and safest for children. Molecular distillation removes not only impurities and contaminants, but also odor and taste. Naturecol molecularly distills its fish oil 3 times. That is 2 more times than the so called best pharmaceutical brands on the market. Naturecol’s fish oil is the safest and purest form of omega 3 fish oils available for children today. If you look at our water clear pure omega 3 fish oil capsules, you can see that you have selected the purest-cleanest Omega 3 fish oil on the market. Naturecol provides an ultra pure EPA  concentrate for children and an ultra pure DHA concentrate for children.

You may be wondering what exactly are the benefits of omega 3 fish oil supplements for children, the biggest benefits are to the brain. Omega 3 fatty acids are absolutely essential for growing brains and the best known source of omega 3 fatty acids is oily fatty fish.

Because of concerns over mercury contamination in most of the world’s fish,  experts recommend limiting servings of most types of fish to three times per week and in some cases less, particularly for women of child bearing age or children.

Fish oil: Children dosage recommendations

Fish oil supplements vary, depending on several factors. Body weight is of course a primary consideration for children. Children from one to three years of age the omega 3 fish oil recommendation is 700mg/day, for ages 4-8 900mg/day and for ages 9-13 1200mg/day.

Fish oil: children with ADHD

Fish oil:  Children with ADHD

The most astounding research that has been done on omega 3 Fish oil and children is fish oil’s effects on brain development,

learning disabilities, ADD and ADHD.  More and more school age children are being diagnosed with ADD and ADHD. This dramatically upsets parents especially when they’re told to put

their children on powerful drugs like Ritalin. Thankfully, it appears that instead, parents can use a high grade pure omega 3 fish oil. Fish oil nutritional supplements used in an Oxford study contained a total of 732 mgs of omega 3 fatty acids, given on a daily basis to children between the ages of 5 and 12 years of age. The areas that did show significant improvements were in reading and spelling. A reduction in behavioral problems typically associated with attention hyperactivity disorder was also noted.

None of the children had been formally diagnosed with ADHD, but their scores on assessment tests placed them within the range for a clinical diagnosis of this disorder.

No adverse side effects were reported in the Oxford study. No health risks are associated with fish oil supplements, except in rare cases where children are taking high doses of fish oils and on prescription blood thinners or have bleeding disorders.

The majority of evidence indicates that reading ability and other literacy skills may be improved in children by increasing their intake of omega 3 fish oil.

Where to buy Omega 3 fish oil

If a parent is interested in putting their child on fish oil, it’s important that a pharmaceutical grade fish oil supplement be used.

Children are especially susceptible to toxins and many of the fish in today’s waters are contaminated with toxins such as mercury and dioxin. Because of this, It’s important that children only be given pure fish oil supplements such as Naturecol’s ultra pure EPA or our ultra pure DHA concentrations.

While fish oil and children can safely go together hand in hand, it’s important to discuss adding fish oil to your child’s diet with his or her pediatrician. As with any supplement, a discussion with you child’s pediatrician is wise before starting any supplements.