OMEGA 3 GIVES BETTER SLEEP
A new study has
revealed that higher levels of omega-3 DHA in diet would give better sleep.
The randomized
placebo-controlled study by the University of Oxford found that children on a
course of daily supplements of omega-3 had nearly one hour more sleep and seven
fewer waking episodes per night, as compared with the children taking the corn
or soybean placebo.
According to the
study, it found that there is possible links between sleep and fatty acid
status in healthy children, and that higher blood levels of the long-chain
omega-3 DHA are significantly associated with better sleep, including less
bedtime resistance, parasomnias and total sleep disturbance.
It was also revealed
that higher ratios of DHA in relation to the long-chain omega-6 fatty acid AA
(arachidonic acid) are also associated with fewer sleep problems.
Professor Paul
Montgomery of Oxford University said that various substances made within the
body from omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids ave long been known to play key
roles in the regulation of sleep and lower ratios of DHA have earlier been
linked with lower levels of melatonin.
The study is published
in the Journal of Sleep Research.
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