Omega 3 y neurodesarrollo
- 1 Hospital de Día Infantil y Juvenil “Diego Matías Guigou y Costa”. Tenerife. España
ISSN: 1131-6128
Année de publication: 2015
Titre de la publication: 43ª Reunión Anual Conjunta de las Sociedades Canarias de Pediatría
Volumen: 39
Número: 2
Pages: 99-102
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Canarias Pediátrica
Résumé
A substantial number of children are affected by a behaviour disorder. Research provides strong support for the efficacy and effectiveness of pharmacological treatment for these childhood mental disorders. The use of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation may represent an efficacious treatment for behaviour disorders with minimal side effects. Omega 3 fatty acid are essential nutrients for health, and our bodies cannot make omega 3 fats, we must get them through food. We need omega 3 for numerous normal body functions. There are two major types of omega 3 fatty acid in our diets: one type is alpha-linolenic acid, with is found in some vegetable oils. The other type, eicosapentae- noic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, is found in fatty fish. This current article develops the main basis about omega 3 in childhood and recent ad- vances in pediatric population and an assess- ment of the advantages and disadvantages that are related to its use.