While parents may no longer see fit to dose their children with a spoonful of cod liver oil every day, there is growing evidence to suggest that those who do not receive fatty acids in their diets are missing out - and not least in the department of brainpower.
It is not for nothing that fish has always been labelled brain food. Along with seafood and green leafy vegetables, it contains the omega 3 series of fatty acids which are essential to brain and eye development.
Experts are now examining whether a lack of this essential oil could be a contributing factor to behavioural problems and lack of concentration in pre-schoolers.
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