ReviewNutrients2018
Rationale for Dietary Antioxidant Treatment of ADHD.
Review in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Iron and Zinc in the Treatment of ADHD among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Association Between Trace Mineral Concentrations and Oxidative Stress in Children with ADHD Supplemented with Multinutrients.Biological trace element research · 2026Trial
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- Microbial biopriming of germinated barley enhances phenolics and B-vitamins and improves neurobehavior in MSG-treated rats.NPJ science of food · 2026Article
- Nutrient patterns in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: a case-control study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- A unified theory of restrictive and addictive eating: a life course model integrating generational transmission, neurodevelopmental risk, and ultra-processed food use disorder-a theoretical review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Associations of serum cotinine and dietary inflammatory and antioxidant profiles with appendicular skeletal muscle mass in US adults: A cross-sectional study of data from NHANES 2011-2018.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Biomarkers for early detection and monitoring of abnormal brain development in mild fetal growth restriction.iScience · 2025Article
- Neuroactive Phytochemicals as Multi-Target Modulators of Mental Health and Cognitive Function: An Integrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: insights, advances and challenges in research and practice.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2025Review
- Gut-Brain Inflammatory Pathways in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Role and Therapeutic Potential of Diet.Metabolites · 2025Review
- Serotonin dysfunction in ADHD.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Review
- Investigating the Impact of Nutrition and Oxidative Stress on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Serum Biomarker Analysis in Pediatric ADHD: Implications of Homocysteine, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Ferritin, and Iron Levels.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and inflammation: natural product-derived treatments-a review of the last ten years.Inflammopharmacology · 2023Review
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- A Potential Role for Neuroinflammation in ADHD.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Review
- Long-Term Effects of an Oligoantigenic Diet in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on Core Symptomatology.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Associations between Dietary Intake and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Scores by Repeated Measurements in School-Age Children.Nutrients · 2022Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Increasing understanding arises regarding disadvantages of stimulant medication in children with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). This review presents scientific findings supporting dietary antioxidant treatment of ADHD and describes substantial alterations in the immune system, epigenetic regulation of gene expression, and oxidative stress regulation in ADHD. As a result, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress could develop, which can lead to ADHD symptoms, for example by chronic T-cell-mediated neuroinflammation, as well as by neuronal oxidative damage and loss of normal cerebral functions. Therefore, modulation of immune system activity and oxidant-antioxidant balance using nutritional approaches might have potential in ADHD treatment. The use of natural antioxidants against oxidative conditions is an emerging field in the management of neurodegenerative diseases. Dietary polyphenols, for example, have antioxidant capacities as well as immunoregulatory effects and, therefore, appear appropriate in ADHD therapy. This review can stimulate the development and investigation of dietary antioxidant treatment in ADHD, which is highly desired.
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