| The quality of food we eat (or lack thereof) | | | | show that a significant number of ADHD |
| has a profound affect on Attention Deficit | | | | children are.Physicians predominately use |
| Disorder and ADHD. For many people, nutrition | | | | stimulant drugs such as Ritalin for Attention |
| alone can effectively work as an ADHD | | | | Deficit Disorder but studies show that |
| alternative treatment.A growing body of | | | | Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD children |
| research points to nutritional deficiencies - | | | | whose treatment program includes only |
| especially with essential fatty acids and | | | | stimulant medication remain at a high risk |
| amino acids - as a contributing factor of | | | | for vandalism, petty crime, frequency of |
| Attention Deficit Disorder and learning | | | | alcoholic intoxication, and possession of |
| deficiencies.Put down the Ritalin bottle for | | | | marijuana. Additionally, ADHD medications do |
| one minute to consider these Attention | | | | not always work, have a host of harmful side |
| Deficit Disorder ADHD nutrition research | | | | effects and never treat the cause the |
| findings;A George Washington University | | | | Attention Deficit Disorder.With Attention |
| School of Medicine study found that | | | | Deficit Disorder ADHD, nutrition and food is |
| hyperactive children who ate a meal high in | | | | one the first aspect of treatment to |
| protein did equally well, and sometimes | | | | consider, as an ADHD alternative treatment or |
| better, in school than non-hyperactive | | | | used in conjunction with traditional ADHD |
| kids.An Oxford University (England) study | | | | stimulant drug treatment.Fatty acids are used |
| evaluated the effects of fatty acid | | | | to make brain and nerve tissue in the body |
| supplementation in average intelligence | | | | and are crucial for proper growth, mental |
| children with significant reading and writing | | | | function, the immune system and brain |
| disabilities. The ADHD symptoms in children | | | | development. The body cannot produce the two |
| receiving Essential Fatty Acids significantly | | | | fatty acids families, Omega-3 and Omega-6, on |
| improved over the children in the control | | | | its own and therefore must receive these key |
| group receiving a placebo.Researchers first | | | | Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD nutrition |
| tied Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD with | | | | ingredients through diet and |
| lower essential fatty acid in 1981. Studies | | | | supplementation.Although the typical Western |
| examining essential fatty acid blood levels | | | | diet is high in the Omega-6 family of fatty |
| in children with behavioral problems in 1983 | | | | acids (found in corn, sunflower, canola and |
| confirmed this Attention Deficit Disorder | | | | safflower oil, margarine, vegetable oil and |
| nutrition connection.Researchers further | | | | shortening), most Americans young and old are |
| documented the essential fatty acid | | | | highly deficient in Omega-3.Learning |
| deficiency tie to Attention Deficit Disorder | | | | specialists now believe many childhood |
| in a 1987 study. Then, a 1995 study comparing | | | | behavior and learning problems are associated |
| essential fatty acid levels in ADHD boys | | | | with Omega-3 deficiencies. This deficiency |
| against a control group of boys without ADHD | | | | has a greater impact on males because their |
| found significantly lower levels of Omega-3 | | | | requirements for essential fatty acids are, |
| fatty acids.In 1996 Purdue University | | | | in general, much higher. It is no surprise |
| researchers have found that boys with low | | | | that boys are diagnosed with Attention |
| blood levels of Omega-3 fatty acids have a | | | | Deficit Disorder at a much higher rate than |
| greater frequency of Attention Deficit | | | | girls.ADHD adults and parents of ADHD |
| Disorder ADHD.Attention Deficit Disorder is | | | | children should include food high in Omega-3 |
| the most common behavioral disorder in | | | | fatty acids daily. That said, many children |
| children. Not all Attention Deficit Disorder | | | | simply will not eat the Omega-3 rich salmon, |
| ADHD children are nutritionally deficient in | | | | mackerel and sardines. |
| essential fatty acids, statistics and studies | | | | |