Magnesium Deficiency Plays Key Role in “ADHD”

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Magnesium Deficiency Plays Key Role in "ADHD"=========================================================================================================================================ADHDThis article is extracted from The Open Line Website – Messages for the

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The article is on page 4 as the lead article in the feature HealthMatters in the December, 2001 Issue.Magnesium Deficiency Plays Key Role in "ADHD A positive influence of magnesium in the prevention and treatment of

hyperactivity in children is more and more frequently raised in theliterature, " began Polish researchers Kozielec and Starobrat-Hermelin inthe first of two articles they published in the June 1997 issue of

Magnesium Research magazine.The researchers proceeded to unveil the results of two studies conductedto examine the relationship between dietary magnesium and hyperactivitysymptoms, which they refer to as " ADHD syndrome " .

In the first study, magnesium levels in 116 children with " recognizedADHD " were compared to normal magnesium levels for their age group; inthe second, 75 "ADHD" children who had been found magnesium- deficient

were divided into a magnesium supplementation group and a control groupand the results compared after six months.The children in the first study ranged in age from 9 – 12, of which 82%were boys. Magnesium levels were determined in blood serum, red blood

cells and in hair with the aid of atomic absorption spectroscopy.Magnesium deficiency was found in 95% of those examined."The conclusion from the investigation is that magnesium deficiency inchildren with ADHD occurs more frequently than in healthy children.

Analysis of the material indicated the correlation between levels ofmagnesium and the quotient of development to freedom fromdistractibility."In the second study, "the aim of our work was to assess the influence of

magnesium supplementation on hyperactivity in patients with ADHD." Theinvestigation started with 75 children, aged 7 – 12 years, who fulfilledDSM IV criteria for ADHD, with recognized deficiency of magnesium in the

blood (blood serum and red blood cells) and in hair based on atomicabsorption spectroscopy results. 50 of the children were given dailymagnesium supplementation of about 200 mg. while the remaining 25 were

"treated in a standard way, without magnesium preparations."Hyperactivity was assessed with the aid of psychometric scales: theConners Rating Scale for Parents and Teachers, Wender's Scale ofBehavior and the Quotient of Development to Freedom from

Distractibility.In the group of children given 6 months of magnesium supplementation, anincrease in magnesium content in the hair and a significant decrease inhyperactivity was reported, compared to their clinical stare before

supplementation and compared to the control group which had not beentreated with magnesium. "At the same time, however, among the childrengiven standard treatment without magnesium, hyperactivity hasintensified."

_________________-- Diana Gonzalez Nothing wastes more energy than worrying - the longer a problem is carried, the heavier it gets. Don't take things too seriously - live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

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, Jose and Diana Gonzalez

<joseanddiana@g...> wrote:

> Magnesium Deficiency Plays Key Role in " ADHD "

>

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> This article is extracted from The Open Line Website – Messages for

the

> NOW Generation.

> http://www.mandalavillage.org/twilight/testimonial_adhd.htm

>

> The article is on page 4 as the lead article in the feature Health

> Matters in the December, 2001 Issue.

>

> Magnesium Deficiency Plays Key Role in " ADHD "

> " A positive influence of magnesium in the prevention and treatment

of

> hyperactivity in children is more and more frequently raised in the

> literature, " began Polish researchers Kozielec and Starobrat-

Hermelin in

> the first of two articles they published in the June 1997 issue of

> Magnesium Research magazine.

>

> The researchers proceeded to unveil the results of two studies

conducted

> to examine the relationship between dietary magnesium and

hyperactivity

> symptoms, which they refer to as " ADHD syndrome " .

>

> In the first study, magnesium levels in 116 children

with " recognized

> ADHD " were compared to normal magnesium levels for their age group;

in

> the second, 75 " ADHD " children who had been found magnesium-

deficient

> were divided into a magnesium supplementation group and a control

group

> and the results compared after six months.

>

> The children in the first study ranged in age from 9 – 12, of which

82%

> were boys. Magnesium levels were determined in blood serum, red

blood

> cells and in hair with the aid of atomic absorption spectroscopy.

> Magnesium deficiency was found in 95% of those examined.

>

> " The conclusion from the investigation is that magnesium deficiency

in

> children with ADHD occurs more frequently than in healthy children.

> Analysis of the material indicated the correlation between levels of

> magnesium and the quotient of development to freedom from

> distractibility. "

>

> In the second study, " the aim of our work was to assess the

influence of

> magnesium supplementation on hyperactivity in patients with ADHD. "

The

> investigation started with 75 children, aged 7 – 12 years, who

fulfilled

> DSM IV criteria for ADHD, with recognized deficiency of magnesium

in the

> blood (blood serum and red blood cells) and in hair based on atomic

> absorption spectroscopy results. 50 of the children were given daily

> magnesium supplementation of about 200 mg. while the remaining 25

were

> " treated in a standard way, without magnesium preparations. "

>

> Hyperactivity was assessed with the aid of psychometric scales: the

> Conners Rating Scale for Parents and Teachers, Wender's Scale of

> Behavior and the Quotient of Development to Freedom from

> Distractibility.

>

> In the group of children given 6 months of magnesium

supplementation, an

> increase in magnesium content in the hair and a significant

decrease in

> hyperactivity was reported, compared to their clinical stare before

> supplementation and compared to the control group which had not been

> treated with magnesium. " At the same time, however, among the

children

> given standard treatment without magnesium, hyperactivity has

> intensified. "

> _________________

>

> --

> Diana Gonzalez

>

>

>

>

> Nothing wastes more energy than worrying - the longer a problem is

carried,

> the heavier it gets. Don't take things too seriously - live a life

of

> serenity, not a life of regrets.

> -Unknown