ArticleScientific reports2017
The mediating role of sleep in the fish consumption - cognitive functioning relationship: a cohort study.
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Pilot Study on the Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements on Sleep and Behavior of Mother-child Pairs
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Seafood and Neurocognitive Development in Children: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and longitudinal studies.Nutrition reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Relationships between seafood consumption during pregnancy and childhood and neurocognitive development: Two systematic reviews.Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids · 2019Pooled it
- Sleep and physical activity in healthy 8-9-year-old children are affected by oily fish consumption in the FiSK Junior randomized trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
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- Dietary behavior and its association with sleep-disordered breathing symptoms in Taiwanese children.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Association between fish consumption and sleep disorders among Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Sleep Deprivation and Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of the Bidirectional Interactions and Therapeutic Potential of Omega-3.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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- Elevated plasma phospholipid n-3 docosapentaenoic acid concentrations during hibernation.PloS one · 2023Article
- Maternal dietary intake of fish and child neurodevelopment at 3 years: a nationwide birth cohort-The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Recreational fishing, health and well-being: findings from a cross-sectional survey.Ecosystems and people (Abingdon, England) · 2022Article
- Breakfast Consumption Habits at Age 6 and Cognitive Ability at Age 12: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
- QTL mapping of adult plant and seedling resistance to leaf rust (Puccinia triticina Eriks.) in a multiparent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) wheat population.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2021Article
- Agreement between parent-reports and child self-reports of sleep problems in Chinese children.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2018Article
- Sociodemographic Variation in Consumption Patterns of Sustainable and Nutritious Seafood in Australia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
Greater fish consumption is associated with improved cognition among children, but the mediating pathways have not been well delineated. Improved sleep could be a candidate mediator of the fish-cognition relationship. This study assesses whether 1) more frequent fish consumption is associated with less sleep disturbances and higher IQ scores in schoolchildren, 2) such relationships are not accounted for by social and economic confounds, and 3) sleep quality mediates the fish-IQ relationship. In this cohort study of 541 Chinese schoolchildren, fish consumption and sleep quality were assessed at age 9-11 years, while IQ was assessed at age 12. Frequent fish consumption was related to both fewer sleep problems and higher IQ scores. A dose-response relationship indicated higher IQ scores in children who always (4.80 points) or sometimes (3.31 points) consumed fish, compared to those who rarely ate fish (all p < 0.05). Sleep quality partially mediated the relationship between fish consumption and verbal, but not performance, IQ. Findings were robust after controlling for multiple sociodemographic covariates. To our knowledge, this is the first study to indicate that frequent fish consumption may help reduce sleep problems (better sleep quality), which may in turn benefit long-term cognitive functioning in children.
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