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New research published earlier this month concluded that fish oil supplements don’t boost reading ability or memory in children who are studying academically. Yet six years ago the same group from the University of Birmingham gained widespread coverage for finding the exact opposite – that fish oil supplements did boost performance at school, prompting many a parent to give them to their children. Margaret McCartney has been looking at the conflicting evidence. Dr Mark Porter finds out more. First broadcast on Inside Health, 21 March 2018.