Jill Castle
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540 appearances
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first heard Apr 2017
last heard Nov 2022
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Or reduce a child's appetite.
Absolutely.
So the nutrient deficiencies um that we commonly see in ADHD are things like iron and zinc.
potentially magnesium and it's essential fatty acids.
So iron is a big one and you know that comes from a reduced appetite that can come from poor
variety of foods or or pour iron-rich foods in the diet.
And if a child does have a deficiency of iron, we do supplement.
We we use supplements.
And I'm a food first girl in general, with all my clients, I'm gonna always try to address any gaps in the diet with food.
But there are certain nutrients like iron that we we just can't replace through food alone.
And th those two
Children do need a supplement because we want to get those iron levels back up into the normal range.
We also know.
you know, in the first couple of years of life, that iron is intimately related to the cognitive abilities and development of children.
So we know there's research on children who did not get enough iron in their diet in the first couple of years of life and they have cognitive deficits.
We see that research mostly
in countries where it you know there's hunger and malnutrition, but there's a definite link between iron and cognitive development.
So
We always want to treat iron deficiency.
We want to get those levels up to normal and then we wanna make sure we're teasing out foods in the diet that are going to keep that level normal.
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