Increased erythrocyte eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid are associated with improved attention and behavior in children with adhd in a randomized controlled three-way crossover trial

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 954-964

  Milte, Catherine M ^a   Parletta, Natalie ^b   Buckley, Jonathan D ^b   Coates, Alison M ^b   Young, Ross M ^c   Howe, Peter R C ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADD ADHD; Behavior; Cognition; Fatty acid; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FAT INTAKE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; ERYTHROCYTE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METABOLISM; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; LEARNING; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; PARENTS; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84952861124     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054713510562     Document Type: Article

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