Study: Restrictive diet reduces ADHD symptoms in kids

February 4, 2011 (CHICAGO)

A new study in the journal The Lancet says, "yes."

It found that when children between the ages of 4 and 8 were placed on a diet containing no processed foods for five weeks, ADHD symptoms diminished in 78 percent of them.

Also, when the suspect trouble foods were reintroduced into the diet, two-thirds of the children experienced a relapse in symptoms.

Experts say that in order for this diet to work, parents have to be very consistent with it.

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