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"Problem children" experience a dramatic increase in reading skills and concentration when furnished with daily health supplements--rather than Ritalin--for as little as three months. This UK finding bolsters a theory that fatty-acid deficiencies cause some learning difficulties.

In the study, children in 13 different schools were given fish oil, ...

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