   A study on the effect of the ratio of omega-6 and omega-3
fatty acids and the cognitive abilities of seven to nine years
of age were recently published in The American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.  In the study, dietary data confirmed the
ratio of each child's omega-6 to omega-3 intake. After taking a
set of neuropsychological tests, Cheatham said, "children who
were eating too many omega-6 in comparison to omega-3 had slower
speed of processing on working memory and planning problems."
The comparison is important because omega-6, which is found in
meats and refined vegetable oil is more abundant in the Western
diet. Research has connected the over-consumption of omega-6
fatty acids to chronic inflammation, an underlying factor in
heart disease, cancer and other common diseases. Omega-3 fatty
acids are linked to the regulation of blood clotting and are
considered heart healthy because they lower fats or
triglycerides in the blood including the "bad" low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Unfortunate