Alternatives
ADHD has engrossed many proposed treatments. Treatment replacements can be defined as any treatment other than prescription psychoactive drugs or behavioral treatments (Evans.B, 2014). Nutritional diets are considered an alternate treatment. There is indication that removing certain foods or altering their diet is beneficial to adolescents with ADHD. Research has shown eating foods with artificial food colors or additives, having low iron levels, and changing or removing certain foods from an adolescent’s diet may be operative in controlling ADHD symptoms. There are three main dietary interventions for ADHD that have emerged over the years: the Feingold, the oligoantigenic diet, and the sugar restriction diet. (Verlaet, 2014)
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It was theorized that any diet without artificial food colorants such as the Feingold diet, could improve symptoms in adolescents with ADHD. According to researcher studies artificial food colors are associated with increased symptoms and may cause behavioral changes of ADHD patients. However, many questions remain such as what is the structure between food and food additives causing biochemical changes in an adolescent’s behavior. Quite a few studies are projected to learn more about the probable structure that artificial food colors provoke behavioral changes in adolescents. In adolescents with ADHD, artificial food colors and absorption of foods is still uncertain. (Ghanizadeh, …show more content…
All previous studies have had very few participants and a lot of methodological flaws. Many studies do not mention what the result of the dietary treatment be subject to age, as well as if the research could be used in a clinical practice. There is indication that certain artificial food colorants can affect behavior in adolescents, but this effect is apparently not specific for children with ADHD. Some studies say that adolescents with ADHD and clinical insufficiencies of zinc will benefit from supplementation. Studies have shown that elimination diet and fish oil supplementation reduce ADHD symptoms, however, there needs to be more studies done. elimination diet look as if to have a reliably effect in adolescents with ADHD. It is also used as a diagnostic tool to detect adolescents who are sensitive to certain foods. Quite a few controlled studies have examined the effect of fish oil supplements, however, the results are inconclusive with ADHD symptoms. Using low doses in the studies can explain this conclusion. (Heilskov Rytter,
ADHD has engrossed many proposed treatments. Treatment replacements can be defined as any treatment other than prescription psychoactive drugs or behavioral treatments (Evans.B, 2014). Nutritional diets are considered an alternate treatment. There is indication that removing certain foods or altering their diet is beneficial to adolescents with ADHD. Research has shown eating foods with artificial food colors or additives, having low iron levels, and changing or removing certain foods from an adolescent’s diet may be operative in controlling ADHD symptoms. There are three main dietary interventions for ADHD that have emerged over the years: the Feingold, the oligoantigenic diet, and the sugar restriction diet. (Verlaet, 2014)
Artificial …show more content…
It was theorized that any diet without artificial food colorants such as the Feingold diet, could improve symptoms in adolescents with ADHD. According to researcher studies artificial food colors are associated with increased symptoms and may cause behavioral changes of ADHD patients. However, many questions remain such as what is the structure between food and food additives causing biochemical changes in an adolescent’s behavior. Quite a few studies are projected to learn more about the probable structure that artificial food colors provoke behavioral changes in adolescents. In adolescents with ADHD, artificial food colors and absorption of foods is still uncertain. (Ghanizadeh, …show more content…
All previous studies have had very few participants and a lot of methodological flaws. Many studies do not mention what the result of the dietary treatment be subject to age, as well as if the research could be used in a clinical practice. There is indication that certain artificial food colorants can affect behavior in adolescents, but this effect is apparently not specific for children with ADHD. Some studies say that adolescents with ADHD and clinical insufficiencies of zinc will benefit from supplementation. Studies have shown that elimination diet and fish oil supplementation reduce ADHD symptoms, however, there needs to be more studies done. elimination diet look as if to have a reliably effect in adolescents with ADHD. It is also used as a diagnostic tool to detect adolescents who are sensitive to certain foods. Quite a few controlled studies have examined the effect of fish oil supplements, however, the results are inconclusive with ADHD symptoms. Using low doses in the studies can explain this conclusion. (Heilskov Rytter,