Both diet and the microbiome have been well established as playing a role in regulating ADHD behavior. A 10-week study with broad-spectrum micronutrient administration and fecal microbiome analysis. 17 children (7 placebo and 10 treatment) aged 7-12 years with ADHD. It was found that there was no large-scale change in the composition and structure of the microbiome. However, the observed OTUs (Operational Taxonomic Units, which are clusters of similar sequences of the 16S rRNA gene and represent bacterial species or genera) increased significantly in the treatment group and did not change in the placebo group. Micronutrient administration could therefore be used as a safe therapeutic method to modulate Bifidobacterium, with potential implications for modulating and regulating ADHD behavior.
Year: 2019
Nationality: New Zealand
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