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Dietary Treatment of Hyperactive Children

This study investigated whether a salicylate-restricted diet (eliminating foods containing artificial additives and natural salicylates) could effectively reduce hyperactivity in children more so than a diet not restricting salicylates (ostensibly restricting foods containing refined sugar). Ten hyperactive children, nine boys and one girl, were matched on their pre-treatment activity rates and assigned to either a salicylate-restricted diet (Group I) or a diet not restricting salicylates (Group II). After approximately nine weeks, post-treatment activity rates were obtained, and a significant difference in favor of the salicylate-restricted diet group was found with this diet group exhibiting a significantly lower mean post-treatment activity rate in comparison to the group placed on a diet not restricting salicylates (p<.05). Implications for diagnosis and treatment of hyperactivity in children were discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663252
Date08 1900
CreatorsRogers, Gary S.
ContributorsHughes, Howard, 1937-, Harrell, Ernest H., Hughes, Anita E.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 40 leaves: ill., Text
RightsPublic, Rogers, Gary S., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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