Among its proposed health benefits, it is said to bear a direct relationship to certain mental processes which impact learning and reasoning aptitudes. According to research which is notably tied to the endorsement of a particular brand of the Fish Oil-based supplement, "it appears that children with ADHD just are not able to chemically convert the plant Omega 3." (Mercola, 327) It is therefore the proposition of this source that one of the suspected causes of ADHD is indeed a deficiency in a nutrient that is crucial to the balance of one's nutritional and intellectual well-being. The study holds that what appears to be a core cause for ADHD is the metabolic failure to process the Omega 3 nutrient from common digestion, resulting in a nutritional deficiency that directly impacts the dexterity and sharpness of one's mental faculties. The properties of the omega 3 relating to certain physical issues also takes on great importance in this discussion, with a variance of findings casting the subject into continued disagreement. For instance, according to the findings of a study by Hooper et al. (2006), within a tested sample population, "the pooled estimate showed no strong evidence of reduced risk of total mortality (relative risk 0.87, 95% confidence interval 0.73 to 1.03) or combined cardiovascular events (0.95, 0.82 to 1.12) in participants taking additional omega 3 fats." (Hooper et al., 752) Though the study would go on to denote observable benefits where subjects were observed for more modest health gains, a greater margin of improvement was seen in...

According to Kris-Etherton et al. (2003), "three prospective epidemiological studies within populations reported that men who ate at least some fish weekly had a lower coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rate than that of men who ate none." (Kris-Etherton et al., 20) This finding is demonstrative of that which many have suspected in the field for quite some time, that the human body relies on the presence of this nutrient for certain nutrition and immune functions, without which there is a heightened risk for certain conditions which could lead to mortality.
In sum, the findings seem to suggest that the apparent gains of the supplement are sufficient to enforce the recommendation of its usage in individuals at high risk for the mental and physical conditions discussed here above.

Works Cited:

Hooper, L. et al. (2006). Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats for mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review. British Medical Journal, 332, 752-760.

Kris-Etherton, P.; Harris, W.S. & Appel, L.J. (2003). Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Cardiovascular Disease. Areriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 23, 20-30.

Mercola, J. (2000). Does Your Child Have ADHD: Consider Fish Oil Over Ritalin. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 71(1).

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