Nutrition interventions for childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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As a dietitian in a psychiatric facility, I see people of all ages and from all walks of life. By the time they are admitted to the hospital, many of my pediatric patients have already been labeled with multiple serious mental health diagnoses. I’m always curious how different their behavior and quality of life would be if they had access to the appropriate nutrition for the developing brain. While dietary changes continue to be controversial when it comes to attention deficit hyperactivity…