This is much less surprising than the research on Omega 3 fatty acids and hyperactivity.
Researchers found that supplementing problem kids with fish oil had dramatic effects. Youth offenders showed something like a 40% drop in recidivism vs the control. Low grade-level readers mostly rose to grade level within months.
The implication of this is that lousy food is causing criminality and stupidity. The UK government concluded from this research that it would be very cost effective to provide fish oil supplements to school children.
But here's the scary bit: there aren't enough fish in the world. Once they ran the numbers they found it would be impossible.
Researchers found that supplementing problem kids with fish oil had dramatic effects. Youth offenders showed something like a 40% drop in recidivism vs the control. Low grade-level readers mostly rose to grade level within months.
The implication of this is that lousy food is causing criminality and stupidity. The UK government concluded from this research that it would be very cost effective to provide fish oil supplements to school children.
But here's the scary bit: there aren't enough fish in the world. Once they ran the numbers they found it would be impossible.