Impulsivity: How diet, lifestyle, and supplements may provide benefits.

Examine Database: Impulsivity

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Phosphatidylserine	D	Participants: 216	No effect
Cannabis	C	Participants: 30	Moderate Improvement
Fish Oil	D	Participants: 272	No effect

Phosphatidylserine

Participants: 216

No effect

Cannabis

Participants: 30

Moderate Improvement

Fish Oil

Participants: 272

No effect

Intervention	Grade	Effect	Detail
Phosphatidylserine	D
Cannabis	C
Fish Oil	D

Research FeedRead all studies

No effect of tryptophan supplementation on attention or impulsivity in adults

In this randomized controlled trial, supplementation with tryptophan did not influence attention or impulsivity scores 1 hour later among participants with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Examine Database References

Cannabis - Ruth E Cooper, Emma Williams, Seth Seegobin, Charlotte Tye, Jonna Kuntsi, Philip AshersonCannabinoids in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A randomised-controlled trialEur Neuropsychopharmacol.(2017 Aug)
Fish Oil - Annie T Ginty, Matthew F Muldoon, Dora C H Kuan, Brittney Schirda, Thomas W Kamarck, J Richard Jennings, Stephen B Manuck, Peter J GianarosOmega-3 Supplementation and the Neural Correlates of Negative Affect and Impulsivity: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Midlife AdultsPsychosom Med.(2017 Jun)
Phosphatidylserine - Alisha Bruton, Joy Nauman, Douglas Hanes, Melissa Gard, Angela SendersPhosphatidylserine for the Treatment of Pediatric Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisJ Altern Complement Med.(2021 Feb 4)