According to this journal article, the way that young children with ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder) metabolize there essential fatty acids (mainly Omega 3 and 6's). Both the children in the control and study group were essentially the same amounts of fatty acids, however, the study showed that the way they are metabolically processed is different. Unfortunately, the study needs to examine fatty acid intake a bit more strategically in order to find out how much more fatty acids should be taken in order to help prevent this metabolic process so that the kids with ADHD can have normal fatty acid profiles. Once this study is done, I hope it will shed some light on a "cure" for ADHD that would be more based on diet instead of throwing pills around like Adderall or Ritalin which are just temporary cures. Maybe in the long run, a better diet filled with more fatty acids could stop the ADHD problems overall, and I hope a study is done to find this out!
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