Evaluation of the Effect of Fish Oil Use on Receptive Language and Cognitive Processes in Healthy Turkish Children Aged between 2 and 12 Years Old
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of fish oil supplementation on receptive language and cognitive process in children and to compare the results with children not having fish oil supplementation. Background: In literature some studies have showed fish oil can effect human's cognitive situation. 42 healthy children of 2-12 years old, who was given fish oil, were enrolled as experiment group. The control group included 20 healthy children also of 2-12 years old and they were not given fish oil. Cognitive functions and receptive language were assessed with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). After the simultaneously application to pre-test of experiment and control groups, fish oil was given for 4 weeks to the experiment group. Both of experiment and control groups were re-evaluated simultaneously with PPVT then 8 weeks of the pre-test application and after 4 weeks fish oil supplementation to experiment group. Results: At the end of the study, post-test scores of PPVT of the experimental group, which had used fish oil for 4 weeks, have been increased than the experimental group's pre-test, pre and post tests of the control group scores. There have had not effects of the sex and ages of the children on the PPVT scores of experiment group's cognitive functions. Conclusion: EPA and DHA found in fish oil has a positive contribution on cognitive functioning in children. Regarding this issue, further studies need to be done on such topics as the optimal use of omega-3 fatty acids, the dose according to age, the type of fatty acid to be used and the duration of use.
Source: Food and public health
Authors: Utku Sayın, Tuğba Zengin, Bülent Alioğlu, Ayse Esra Tapci, Esra Yazarlı, Yıldız Bilge
Institution: Mustafa Kemal University
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W351362937