Gaps in Diet and ADHD research

Gaps in the research on diet and ADHD – how dietitians can fill the current research needs

January 21, 2015 by Joan Breakey Article

A 2012 State-of-the-Art Review article on diet and behaviour recommends just a healthy diet for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However there is sufficient research available to say a diet free of additive colours, flavours and some preservatives has a role in some of children with ADHD. The best summary is to say that diet factors “aggravate the underlying disorder in susceptible people”. My aim has been to contribute to diet and ADHD thinking. The reactions are … [Read more...]

Joan Breakey is the author of foodintolerancepro.com. She is one of the few dietitians in the world who has a lifetime of specialisation in the area of Food Sensitivity. She is a Dietitian, Home Economist and Teacher. In 1975 she began her first work on Diet and Hyperactivity, investigating the effects of the Feingold diet on children’s behaviour. For more than 45 years Joan has been writing books and articles, publishing and presenting the results of her ongoing research in this area.