Friday, November 17, 2006

Crime, punishment and a junk food diet / The Australian, 16 Nov 2006

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Felicity Lawrence and Anne Fawcett.
The modern diet may be to blame for the increase in violent behaviour in Western society. An AMERICAN study investigating the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplements on the brain is at the cutting edge of the debate on crime and punishment. The new research, conducted by the US Government's National Institutes of Health, calls into question the very basis of criminal justice and the notion of culpability."