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Physical Complaints Decrease after Following a Few-Foods Diet in Children with ADHD

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NUTRIENTS
Volume 14, Issue 15, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14153036

Keywords

ADHD; few-foods diet; children; physical complaints; atopic constitution; thermoregulation; gastrointestinal complaints; eczema; sleep problems; nutrition

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  1. [417.20163487]

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and co-occurring physical complaints can significantly decrease after following a few-foods diet (FFD), particularly in relation to thermoregulation problems, gastrointestinal complaints, eczema, and sleep problems.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms may significantly decrease after following a few-foods diet (FFD). The results of a small randomised controlled trial (RCT) showed that co-occurring physical complaints in children with ADHD decreased as well. To further investigate the effect of an FFD on physical complaints, we analysed unpublished data from previously published studies (i.e., 'Impact of Nutrition on Children with ADHD' [INCA], an RCT, and 'Biomarker Research in ADHD: the Impact of Nutrition' [BRAIN], an open-label trial). In both trials, the association between an FFD, ADHD, and 21 individual physical complaints was assessed. Children either followed a 5-week FFD (the INCA FFD group and BRAIN participants) or received healthy food advice (the INCA control group). The ADHD rating scale and a physical complaint questionnaire were filled in at the start and end of the trials. The INCA results showed, for 10 of 21 complaints, a clinically relevant reduction in the FFD group compared to the control group. The open-label BRAIN results confirmed the outcomes of the FFD group. No association was detected between the decrease in physical complaints and the decrease in ADHD symptoms. The results point toward an association between the FFD and a decrease in thermoregulation problems, gastrointestinal complaints, eczema, and sleep problems.

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