Allergy-restricted Diet Suggested for ADHD Children
February 4/London/States News Service -- Scientists have suggested "children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...should be put on a restricted diet for several weeks to establish whether particular foods are the cause," reported The Guardian.
This report is based on a trial that examined 100 young children (average age 6.9 years) with ADHD. The children were randomly allocated to either a five-week restricted diet consisting mainly of hypoallergenic (non-allergy producing) foods or a control diet, where parents were given advice to follow a healthy diet. On scores of ADHD symptoms, the restricted-diet group showed reductions in symptoms of 53.4%, while there was little difference in the control group (2.7% reduction).