LEARNING/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN
1. Reading skills and IQ tests improved significantly in children who took daily multivitamins when compared to controls who did not. Colgan M, Colgan L; Nutr Health 1984;3(1-2):69-77
2. Learning disabled children placed on vitamin/mineral supplements gained 3 to 5 years in reading comprehension within the first year of treatment; and all children in special education classes became mainstreamed, and their grades rose significantly. Within two years of discontinuing therapy, their skills dropped off, while those continuing the therapy continued to improve. Carlton, et al.; Altern Ther Health Med 2000 May;6(3):85-91
3. Poor nutritional habits in children that lead to low concentrations of water-soluble vitamins in blood, impair brain function and subsequently cause violence and other serious antisocial behavior. Correction of nutrient intake, either through a well-balanced diet or low-dose vitamin-mineral supplementation, corrects the low concentrations of vitamins in blood, improves brain function and subsequently lowers institutional violence and antisocial behavior by almost half. Schoenthaler SJ, Bier ID; J Altern Complement Med 2000 Feb;6(1):7-17
4. Nutrient deficiencies are common in ADHD; supplementation with minerals, the B vitamins, omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids, flavonoids, and the essential phospholipid phosphatidylserine (PS) can ameliorate ADHD symptoms. Kidd PM; Altern Med Rev 2000 Oct;5(5):402-28 ↓
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