| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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| | professionals, with the support of Fisher
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| Disorder(ADHD) is characterized by
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| | Institute for Medical Research,(Fisher
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| inattention, impulsivity and, in many
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| | Proceedings, Vol 4, No.2) studied the
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| cases, hyperactivity. ADHD affects up to
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| | effects of glyconutritionals in children
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| 7% school age children. Problems with
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| | diagnosed with Attention Deficit
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| focus, concentration and impulsivity
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| | Hyperactivity Disorder. 20 children
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| affect all levels of both academic and
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| | between ages 5-18 were studied, with most
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| interpersonal function. Secondary
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| | children prescribed stimulants at the
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| problems include low self-esteem, anxiety
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| | onset of the study. The children were
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| and problems related to impulsive,
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| | administered glyconutritionals for 40
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| hyperactive behavior.
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| | weeks from the onset of the study.
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| Psychostimulants have been well
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| | 11 children completed the 40 week study.
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| documented to improve attention span, but
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| | 2 of 11 children experienced improvement
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| not without risk of adverse effects,
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| | by week 4. This improvement was sustained
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| including loss of appetite, headache,
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| | for the duration of the study.
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| stomachache, and mood changes. There is a
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| | Considerable improvement was noted in 5
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| growing concern about what appears to be
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| | children by week 8 and in 2 children by
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| an increasing prescriptive use of
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| | week 12. One child experienced transient
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| controlled substances in children.
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| | progress by week 16, one other child did
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| Since 1990, prescriptions for
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| | not appear to exhibit any changes for the
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| methylphenidate have increased by 500%,
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| | duration of the study.
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| while prescriptions for amphetamines have
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| | Side effects diminished considerably. A
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| increased 400%. According to Gene R.
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| | mean side effect score dropped from 18.75
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| Haislip, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
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| | to 0 by week 40.
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| Drug Enforcement Administration, "There
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| | A second control group was studied; 13
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| is a legitimate place for these drugs,
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| | children were monitored without
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| but we have become the only country in
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| | supplements for 12 weeks and then started
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| the world where children are prescribed a
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| | glyconutritional supplements.
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| vast quantity of stimulants that share
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| | Of the 13 children in the control group,
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| virtually the same properties as cocaine.
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| | 7 exhibited considerable improvement
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| We must find a better balance".
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| | shortly after administration of
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| In 1998, a small pilot study was
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| | glyconutritional supplementation. The
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| conducted by Dykman and Dykman to
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| | progress was sustained for the duration
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| document the effects of glyconutritional
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| | of the study 16 weeks later.
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| supplements in children with ADHD. During
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| | These results suggest glyonutritional
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| the first two weeks of the study, in
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| | supplements may help children by
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| children taking glyconutritionals, a
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| | reduction of symptoms of ADHD.
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| decrease was noted in severity of
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| | Glyconutritionals may also play a role in
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| symptoms associated with ADHD.
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| | reducing side effects and improving
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| (Integrative Physiological & Behavioral
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| | tolerability to medications. Clearly,
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| Science; Jan-Mar 1998:33(1): 49-61.)
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| | more formal, and larger studies are
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| Last year, this writer and a team of
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| | needed.
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