Recommendations on the nutritional treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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2015-03-27

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Ruiz-Lázaro, P. M., Garcia-Giral, M., Montañés-Rada, F., Gastaminza-Pérez, X., Mardomingo-Sanz, M. J., Pàmias, M., Morey, J., Ruiz-Sanz, F., Herreros, O., Ajoy, M., Ortíz-Guerra, J., Mojarro-Práxedes, D., Ferrin, M., Graell, M., Granada, O., Cantó-Díez, T., & Sasot-Llevadot, J. (2015). Recommendations on the nutritional treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 32(1), 49–54. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/113

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Orginial article

Authors

  • Pedro Manuel Ruiz-Lázaro Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud I+CS
  • Marta Garcia-Giral Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
  • Francisco Montañés-Rada Hospital Universitario Alcorcón, Madrid
  • Xavier Gastaminza-Pérez Hospital Universitario Valle De Hebrón, Barcelona
  • María J. Mardomingo-Sanz Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
  • Montserrat Pàmias Hospital Parc Tauli, Sabadell
  • Jaume Morey IBSMIA
  • Francisco Ruiz-Sanz Hospital San Telmo, Palencia
  • Oscar Herreros Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Mental del Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves de Granada
  • Manuel Ajoy Fuerteventura
  • Juan Ortíz-Guerra Hospital San Juan de Dios, Barcelona
  • Dolores Mojarro-Práxedes Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla
  • Mayte Ferrin CSM Estella
  • Montserrat Graell Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid
  • Olvido Granada USMIJ Toledo
  • Tomás Cantó-Díez USMI San Vicente, Alicante
  • Jordi Sasot-Llevadot Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona

Keywords:

ADHD, Iron, Nutrition, Omega-3 fatty acid, PUFAS, Treatment, Zinc

Abstract

In this article, the GEITDAH -the Spanish abbreviation of the Special Interest Group on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)- presents a consensus about nutritional treatment for ADHD reached by experts in the management of ADHD from all over Spain. The ADHD treatment should be multimodal. Nutritional treatment is supplementary and there is some begining evidence of modest efficacy. Dietary interventions can have little beneficial effects in ADHD symptomatology.
The controversial restricted elimination of food additives, preservatives, artificial food colours and refined sugar from diet is good studied. Present findings do not support to date the positive recommendation of its use as an appropriate treatment in ADHD. Neither do they support Acetyl-L Carnitine supplementation to augment methylphenidate. Iron and zinc should be supplemented in selected patients with know deficiencies.
Current findings from randomized trials are limited and have not consistently supported the generalized clinical use of PUFA supplements (omega-3 fatty acids) as a primary or supplementary treatment for children with ADHD.
However, it seems to reduce ADHD symptoms, at least in some children. And the benefits may be greater in a classroom setting than at home.

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Author Biography

Pedro Manuel Ruiz-Lázaro, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud I+CS

Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud I+CS. Zaragoza

Correspondencia:
Sección de Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil. HCU Lozano Blesa. Universidad de Zaragoza. Av. San Juan Bosco nº 15, 50009. Zaragoza. Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (Aragon Health Sciences Institite). e-mail: pmruiz@aragon.es

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