Progress on the effect and mechanism of dietary nutrients on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children.Studies have shown that dietary nutrition is the basis of children′s growth and development.Nutrients affect children′s behavior, cognition and learning by participating in the processes of brain neural development, neurotransmitter function and inflammation in vivo.Clinical investigations have shown that unbalanced diet or nutrient deficiency is related to ADHD, and supplementation of nutrients or balanced diet can improve the symptoms of ADHD children.In this paper, the effects of dietary nutrients on children with ADHD and their related mechanisms are reviewed to provide theoretical support for the nutritional management of children with ADHD.