December 27, 2017 — Eating fish is good for kids’ zzz’s and IQ’s.
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania found that children who eat fish at least once a week boosted their intelligence test scores and the quality of their sleep. The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, adds to earlier investigations into the relationship between omega-3s — fatty acids found in many types of fish — and improved smarts, and omega-3s and better shuteye.
But they’ve never all been connected before, according to Penn researchers who focused on omega-3s coming from food, not supplements.
“This area of research is not well-developed. It’s emerging,” said Jianghong Liu, lead author on the paper and an associate professor of nursing and public health, in a university release.
Findings are based on a group of 541 9- to 11-year-old boys and girls in China. Subjects reported how often they had consumed fish in the past month. Options ranged often (at least once per week), to occasionally (2-3 times per month), to seldom or never (less than 2 times per month).
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