At first, I got advice from Dr. Sears, the senior. Not directly, but through someone else. He recommended that every child take 500 mg and children with any "quirks" should be taking 1000 mg. He also sent me a book he published about brain foods for children. He also stressed the importance of a good brand. Since then, he's come out with his own brand of fish oil for kids. Then I started researching online and found the website: http://www.cherab.org/ This site had a discussion board where they discussed fish oil and dosages and such. What I learned was that certain brands are better for speech delays (like Nordic Naturals, or Carlsons) and that dosage isn't too much of a concern. Basically fish oil is a food, and you can either feed your kid a whole lot more fish, or give them higher doses of mercury free fish oil instead. Also, kids get lots of fatty oils, just not the right kinds. Their is high amounts in things like french fries and chicken nuggets, but it isn't the kind of oils the brain needs. The only danger I can see in giving a higher dosage is if the supplement contains some other vitamin that could be overdosed on, such as vitamin A. Owen is currently taking 2000 mg of Nordic Naturals Omega 3 6 9 Juniors. His highest dose was 3000 mg, but we were able to fall back to a more affordable dosage.
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Date: 2010-07-25 09:50 pm (UTC)Hope that helps!