There is little argument that a person\u2019s diet can contribute to major physical diseases such as heart disease and type II diabetes. While the effect of diet on mental health disorders remains controversial in the conventional circles, I see every day what a huge difference diet can make on the health of the brain.<\/p>\n
A study published in the medical journal The Lancet showed nearly two-thirds of kids on an restricted elimination diet for 9 weeks experienced significant reduction in ADHD symptoms and oppositional-defiant behavior. The symptoms returned when the kids went back to the normal Western diet.<\/p>\n
Another study from Australia warns about the effects of a typical Western diet and the rise of ADHD in adolescents. The researchers found a diet high in convenience foods, sweets, processed, fried and refined foods was associated with more than double the risk of having an ADHD diagnosis compared with a diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains and fish \u2013 basically natural foods higher in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and fiber.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is little argument that a person\u2019s diet can contribute to major physical diseases such as heart disease and type II diabetes. While the effect of diet on mental health disorders remains controversial in the conventional circles, I see every day what a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,153,157],"tags":[162,163],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children-2","category-health-wellness","category-nutrition-2","tag-add","tag-adhd"],"yoast_head":"\n