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Early nutrient deficiency may increase adolescent violence
11/15/2004 - Malnutrition in the first few years of life leads to antisocial and aggressive behaviour throughout childhood and late adolescence, report US researchers.
Their study, thought to be the first to show that deficiency in nutrients like iron, protein and B vitamins in infancy can cause behaviour problems right up until the end of teenage years, adds to the evidence showing the value of healthy diets for children.
It suggests that diet play a role in preventing antisocial behaviour.
"Identifying the early risk factors for this behaviour in childhood and adolescence is an important first step for developing successful prevention programs for adult violence," explained the lead author of the study, Jianghong Liu, a postdoctoral fellow with the University of South California’s Social Science Research Institute.
Writing in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry (161:2005-2013), the authors describe following the nutritional, behavioural and cognitive development of more than 1,000 children living on Mauritius over a 14-year period. The sample included children with Indian, Creole, Chinese, English and French ethnicities.
Researchers assessed their nutrition at age three, looking particularly at conditions that would reflect deficiency of the B vitamin riboflavin, protein, zinc and iron. Read More....
Early nutrient deficiency may increase adolescent violence
Early nutrient deficiency may increase adolescent violence
11/15/2004 - Malnutrition in the first few years of life leads to antisocial and aggressive behaviour throughout childhood and late adolescence, report US researchers.
Their study, thought to be the first to show that deficiency in nutrients like iron, protein and B vitamins in infancy can cause behaviour problems right up until the end of teenage years, adds to the evidence showing the value of healthy diets for children.
It suggests that diet play a role in preventing antisocial behaviour.
"Identifying the early risk factors for this behaviour in childhood and adolescence is an important first step for developing successful prevention programs for adult violence," explained the lead author of the study, Jianghong Liu, a postdoctoral fellow with the University of South California’s Social Science Research Institute.
Writing in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry (161:2005-2013), the authors describe following the nutritional, behavioural and cognitive development of more than 1,000 children living on Mauritius over a 14-year period. The sample included children with Indian, Creole, Chinese, English and French ethnicities.
Researchers assessed their nutrition at age three, looking particularly at conditions that would reflect deficiency of the B vitamin riboflavin, protein, zinc and iron. Read More....
Early nutrient deficiency may increase adolescent violence
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