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Jean Sheehan
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An article in the Daily Mail reports "Diets high in processed foods are causing bad behaviour and learning difficulties in children, ". Makes me wonder if it causes bad behavior in adults too. Perhaps the next time you are a victim of road rage you can hand the perpetrator some Omega-3 supplements and tell them to stop eating burgers. But seriously...
The article talks about research undertaken at the Oxford University that shows "startling" improvement in behaviour when certain supplements were consumed. They were given daily supplements rich in omega-3 essential fats that are vital for brain development but have been reduced in the national diet over the last couple of decades. In the study, around 40 per cent of children given omega-3 supplements made dramatic improvements in reading and spelling.
There was also a significant improvement in concentration and behaviour, according to a report in this month's issue of the American journal Pediatrics. The article suggests that many teenagers get as much as 40% of daily calories from fat -and that a lot of this fat is from processed foods.
My point above does bear answering - if poor diet affects a childs behavior - then what about adults? Do we have a load of under-performing adults due to diet - or do adults eat better?
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Adults eat just as badly...
While I don't think eating causes bad behavior specifically, it makes me wonder about a friend's child. This child is 3 and no longer talks. He has hyperactivity, constant rashes, rage attacks, and of course the not talking/possible retardation. The mother has been seeking answers: genetic testing, autism diagnosis, and all tests come back normal. She tried blaming vaccination for the child's "autism" too, although it is clearly not autistic. Finally she found a doctor who is keeping the child drugged on antipsychotic drugs.
The child's diet: soy milk with sugar, chocolate, Coke, white rice, carrots, white bread, eggs. That is all it eats.
Common sense and anyone who's ever been to a child's birthday party knows that children after eating things like chocolate and Coke will become hyperactive. You have kids who were angels through the magic show and when the cake is served, they become impossible. Everything else it eats other than the eggs and carrots is processed carb.
The soy milk is significant because the child's thyroid was tested and TSH was 4.9 (new guidelines recommend treatment for adults when it is over 3.0, but children are often treated when it is over 2.0 because of the risk of retardation). Excessive soy consumption (the child is drinking 1 liter a day, on such a small body) can cause thyroid hormones to become inactive. And hypothyroidism = possible retardation in infants. The doctor tested T3 and T4, found normal results, and didn't treat. The mother continues to spend time and money in search of a diagnosis, but refuses to make some simple changes to the child's diet. Wouldn't it be better to just try some healthier food? |
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| The kid could have some serious nutrient deficiencies. I don't even think adults should consume THAT much soy product in a day because of it's hormonal effects. I'm guessing maybe the kid has a B-vitamin deficiency of some sort. She should DEFINITELY change his diet. Even if he's extremely picky, she could at least give him PediaSure or something like that. And get him off the soy milk before he really has problems. Once again though, it's another example of parents not being parents to their kids and letting them eat whatever they want. Come on, no kid is going to pass up a burger and fries for chicken and broccoli; as parents, they should be making most of the child's food decisions. |
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