Micronutrients, Food Additives and Omega-3 - new information
In three recent reports, there is evidence about benefits of micronutrients in ADHD in adults, the effects of food additives on chronic urticaria or itching, and the absence of any benefit of Omega-3 or Omega-6 supplementation in most people.
In the first, researchers gave ADHD adults a vitamin and micronutrient supplement and then evaluated their symptoms. The patients saw more improvement subjectively than the physicians, but both did see some changes. Unfortunately the effect was small. Participants received a manufacturer-supplied micronutrient formula containing all vitamins (except K) and 16 minerals (at 2–400 times the recommended daily allowance), including methylfolate, vitamin B6, niacin. This is extremely preliminary and will need further study.
Many people have suggested that food additives can cause a syndrome know as chronic urticaria; where patients have itching and rashes for unknown reasons. Of 43 patients with this syndrome who claimed food or additive allergies, none showed any changes in symptoms after exposure to multiple food additives and artificial food coloring. The authors estimate that these products are rarely a cause of this disease.
Finally, researchers studied the effects of Omega-3 supplementation, up to 1 gm, in patients who had never had a cardiovascular event. The results were no significant difference in the two groups in future cardiovascular events. The conclusion is that Omega-3s are not a useful preventative medication (except for those patients with very high triglycerides).
In three recent reports, there is evidence about benefits of micronutrients in ADHD in adults, the effects of food additives on chronic urticaria or itching, and the absence of any benefit of Omega-3 or Omega-6 supplementation in most people.
In the first, researchers gave ADHD adults a vitamin and micronutrient supplement and then evaluated their symptoms. The patients saw more improvement subjectively than the physicians, but both did see some changes. Unfortunately the effect was small. Participants received a manufacturer-supplied micronutrient formula containing all vitamins (except K) and 16 minerals (at 2–400 times the recommended daily allowance), including methylfolate, vitamin B6, niacin. This is extremely preliminary and will need further study.
Many people have suggested that food additives can cause a syndrome know as chronic urticaria; where patients have itching and rashes for unknown reasons. Of 43 patients with this syndrome who claimed food or additive allergies, none showed any changes in symptoms after exposure to multiple food additives and artificial food coloring. The authors estimate that these products are rarely a cause of this disease.
Finally, researchers studied the effects of Omega-3 supplementation, up to 1 gm, in patients who had never had a cardiovascular event. The results were no significant difference in the two groups in future cardiovascular events. The conclusion is that Omega-3s are not a useful preventative medication (except for those patients with very high triglycerides).
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