Can fish oil help kids?
Regular consumption of fish oil/cod liver oil can benefit children. As it does with adults, it will optimize kids’ health and promote proper brain function*. Studies suggest that DHA supports good cognitive function in adults who were breast-fed up to nine months while the mother was supplementing with fish oils.* Even infant formula companies are beginning to include DHA and ARA (another fatty acid) to their formulas, touting the enriched formula as a major advancement in infant nutrition and charging a ten or fifteen percent premium for the enriched formula.
Regular consumption of fish oil/krill oil can benefit children. As it does with adults, it will optimize kids’ health and promote proper brain function*. Cod liver oil used to be one of my top recommendations for this as well, but due to recent findings, I no longer recommend cod liver oil for anyone, much less children. Studies suggest that DHA supports good cognitive function in adults who were breast-fed up to nine months while the mother was supplementing with fish oils.* Even infant formula companies are beginning to include DHA and ARA (another fatty acid) to their formulas, touting the enriched formula as a major advancement in infant nutrition and charging a ten or fifteen percent premium for the enriched formula.
