Mental Health Disorders - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Pathway Contributor: Misty Macewen

Credentials:
RD

Bio:
Misty obtained her BSc from the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, PEI. She went on to complete a MSc and Dietetic Internship at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently she is enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario where her area of research includes the investigation of obesity, eating behaviours and activity levels among women, children and adolescents.

Contributions:

• Do children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have fewer ADHD symptoms when they consume a gluten-free diet?  

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• Do children who are hyperactive or children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who consume diets low in sugar, compared to children who consume diets high in sugar, experience less behavioural problems?  

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• Do children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) benefit from homeopathic treatments?  

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• Do children who are hyperactive or children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who consume diets low in food additives (e.g. artificial food colours or preservatives), compared to children who consume diets high in food additives, experience fewer behavioural problems?  

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• Do children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have lower iron, zinc or magnesium status? Does iron, zinc or magnesium supplementation improve ADHD symptoms?  

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• Is there evidence to support polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation (PUFA, omega-3 or omega-6) for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?  

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