Children who eat fish just once a week have higher IQs and sleep better, new research reveals.
Consuming seafood at least once every seven days improves youngsters' IQ scores by 4.8 points compared to those who never eat it, a study found today.
Frequently eating fish also makes children less likely to wake in the night, be tired during the day and resist going to bed, the research adds.
Study author Professor Adrian Raine from the University of Pennsylvania, said: 'If fish improves sleep, great. If it also improves cognitive performance - like we've seen here - even better. It's a double hit.'
Previous research reveals certain types of fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, which play a role in the growth and development of nerve tissue and may therefore boost intelligence.
These fatty acids also play a role in the production of the hormone melatonin, which regulates sleep and wakefulness.
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2 comments:
Maybe the Catholics had something going with fish on Fridays requirement back in the day. Of course then progressives came along and convinced them to relax the requirement.
Real fish, not fish sticks or fillet o fish from McD's.
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