Various growth supplements claimed to be important for children, including fish oil supplements. True that fish oil protects the child from illness?

Fish oil comes from oily fish tissue, and contain omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

"Fish oil is one of a healthy diet and can provide better protection than to wait until the risk," said Dr Lotte Lauritzen from Copenhagen University in Danish, as quoted from Reuters, Friday (28/05/2010).

Create child fish oil has several benefits, namely:

1. Lowering blood pressure in children who are overweight.
A new study shows that fish oil supplements given to help lower blood pressure in children with little overweight. This of course can avoid the children from the risk of hypertension and other health risks.

2. Increase the child's brain development.
Omega 3 and DHA contained in fish oils are essential nutrients for the brain so that children can develop optimally. This whole process actually started since the baby still inside the womb. Some studies show fish oil can help improve cognitive performance overall, helps concentration, attention and memory.

3. Help reduce inflammatory conditions.
Inflammatory conditions is one cause of health problems including asthma, eczema and heart problems. This sometimes does not tersadari by society because almost no symptoms. With the presence of omega 3 fatty acid intake from supplements can make the inflammation is not really threatening the health of the child.

4. Preventing problem behavior disorders in children.
Various studies have shown the consumption of fish oil supplements are an easy way to help prevent behavior problems in children in the future. Because of suspected child who has behavior problems such as anxiety, bipolar disorder or hyperactivity caused by lack of omega-3 fatty acid intake.