nutrition bytes by geoff brokx and aryn doll increased fruit and vegetable intake reduces adhd symptoms in children recent research suggests that eating more fruits and vegetables may improve attention in children with attention deficit this research comes at a time when adhd-a neurodevelopmental hyperactivity-affects one in 10 children in the united states while adhd is related to a variety analyzed the diets of 134 children between six and less fruits and vegetables were more likely to have severe previous research has shown that low vitamin k status is vitamin k insufficiency and cognitive impairment in older cognitive function and a blood test to measure levels of of this protein indicating greater vitamin k insufficiency researchers then evaluated the relationship between individuals with the highest levels of ucoc had an increased consistent with previous studies that show lower fruit and vegetable intake is associated with a higher prevalence of adhd diagnosis low vitamin k status associated with cognitive decline fruits and vegetables are well compounds known for their health fruits and vegetables play important roles in neurotransmitter synthesis necessary for healthy brain function while the maddy study did not analyze the differences between organic studies have found a significant association between pesticide exposure and severity of adhd symptoms fruits and vegetables into your children's diet is a smart move towa like the one just described are an important reminder that getting adequate amounts is vitally important for maintaining
