Tag Archives: fish oil
UPDATED: Observer plugs fish oil for concentration, ADHD and depression
Observer plugs fish oil for concentration, ADHD and depression – based on very inadequate evidence. Continue reading
Filed under ADHD, depression, fish
Madeleine Portwood, fish oil, chemistry and children
Madeleine Portwood discusses fish oil research, saying “this is not about chemistry. This is about children”. We say this is about chemistry *and* children. Continue reading
Durham fish oil (non)trial: when is a control group not a control group?
In response to a FOIA request, Durham has told us about another significant flaw in their fish oil (non)trial: the ‘treatment’ arm was students with more than 80% reported compliance with supplementation with Equazen fish oil pills; the ‘control groups … Continue reading
Daily Mail Continues Its Plan to Bewilder the Nation and Gaslight Us into Believing That We Need Fish Oil Supplements
The Daily Mail has published two articles about fish oil supplements in two weeks. Unfortunately, they contradict each other concerning value for money. This is very unhelpful as the Daily Mail fails to provide an evidence base for some of the advice that it dispenses concerning recommended doses of fish oil supplements and I’d like to think that they can redeem themselves in some way by commenting on value for money or actual efficacy. Continue reading
Filed under patrick holford, supplements
Canard-ridden Holford interview in National Health Executive Review
Patrick Holford and Food for the Brain think that a profile of Holford in the National Health Executive shows him in a good light despite some extraordinary questions. The piece is so odd that it really doesn’t do anything except raise questions about why this piece was published. However, NHE advertises that it is an effective outlet for marketing campaigns so perhaps the publication of this article isn’t so odd. Continue reading
Filed under Food for the brain, Holford, patrick holford, supplements
The Economist: The End of a Childhood Illusion
The Economist carried a particularly ill-judged piece about “new treatments for addiction” that were discussed at the recent Food for the Brain conference. The piece is the sort of shoddy scholarship that is more typically associated with other news outlets and it is distressing to see it in a publication as reputable as The Economist: a childhood illusion has been shattered. Continue reading
Filed under 5-HTP, Food for the brain, Holford, omega 3, patrick holford, supplements
Durham (non)trial fails to show any benefit to fish oil (Equazen EyeQ) supplementation
Yesterday, a draft of Durham’s report on their fish oil (non)trial flopped into my inbox like a fortnight old fish – courtesy of a Freedom of Information Act request, and Durham’s helpful FOI coordinator. Sadly, the report stinks to high … Continue reading
Filed under omega 3, supplements
Equazen and the ASA – Again
The Advertising Standards Authority has issued another adjudication against Equazen for their advertising for their fish oil supplements. Specifically, it seems that Equazen’s ad had “indirectly offered a treatment for a serious condition and was, therefore, in breach of the CAP Code”. It is rather distressing that Equazen doesn’t seem to be grasping this point, despite multiple corrections. Maybe the pills don’t work on themselves? Continue reading
Filed under children, Food for the brain, patrick holford, supplements
Irish Times: “Holford has been a vegetarian for 30 years”. Has he?
In the course of a truly dire article on Patrick Holford – ‘Eat Your Medicine’ – the Irish Times states that “Holford has been a vegetarian for 30 years”. This seems a peculiar claim: the Independent has previously referred to … Continue reading
Filed under fat, fish, Holford, patrick holford, supplements
Durham fish oil (non)trial and science by press release: it’s unclear what the children were taking
In their continued efforts to provide a textbook example of why science by press release is a very bad thing, Durham Council’s press releases about their fish oil (non)trial even manage to muddy the water as to which Essential Fatty … Continue reading
Filed under Equazen, fish, omega 3, supplements
