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Archived Articles: ADD ADHD Diet
The question is this: Can an ADD and ADHD diet be enriched
with essential fatty acids to treat the condition? The questions
have been numerous and have been studied and researched
extensively. Although there are some discrepancies among
researches and the immensity of the evidences for this, there
are some that indicate that fatty acid supplementation can not
help treat ADHD. There are numerous debates regarding the role
of essential fatty acids in health and wellness. Fatty acids are
among the components of fat. They are naturally produced and are
classified into three categories. First of which are saturated
fatty acid, further categorized as long-chain, medium and short
fatty acids. Second classification is the mono saturated fatty
acids, and lastly, the poly saturated fatty acid.
The synthetic classification of the fatty acids is a fourth
kind, which is called the trans-fatty acid. They are the
unsaturated fatty aids that are produced through chemical
alteration by manufacturers of food, because they want to
increase their product’s shelf life through its fat content. The
food industry creates partially hydrogenated oil that comes as
trans-fatty acids. They are different from the natural
counterparts. The shape of these synthetic food products differ
from the natural fatty acid. When incorporated in the body, it
does not take the shape of the body’s normal structure. In
effect, it does not function as a natural part of the body.
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Also, almost all of the poor health conditions have been
attributed to the intake of fat and cholesterol are in fact
caused by dietary trans-fatty acids. This is a truthful
comprehensive generalization.
So, would this mean that the ADD ADHD diet should be free from
fatty acids supplements? It may depend on whether the child
displays symptoms of fatty acids deficiencies like eczema, poor
skin condition, excessive thirst, asthma, urinary frequency,
allergies and sensitivities, then supplementing the ADD ADHD
diet with fatty acids may be beneficial. If these symptoms
improve, specifically asthma and eczema, then definitely the
fatty acids will not harm your child, as it will just be
regulated to normal level. Additional essential fatty acids are
also advisable to avoid deficiencies, especially to ADHD
children who are crucially in need if these substances.
The most important thing for parents to do here is to avoid
limiting the child’s intake of healthy fats. Instead, avoid the
trans-fatty oil through checking labels with the partially
hydrogenated oil level. As much as ADHD children should avoid
intakes of these, healthy parents should also practice dietary
elimination of these harmful substances. There are many other
dietary modalities that do involve and influence both ADHD and
health, in general. Dealing adequately with them is essential
especially since it would help so many children with ADHD.
Parents should realize though, that children with ADHD suffer
from nutritional deficiencies more than normal children without
ADHD, and it is possible that these deficiencies have a great
deal to do with why they have ADHD or ADD.
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