Re: articles about children/behaviour/diet

[Guest guest]

>>>I know it's come up here before - articles and studies about children and

improved behaviour or performance in school - I think there was one about prison

populations as well - but I don't specifics. If anyone knows of any, I would

appreciate it.<<<

Hi CJ

I believe this is the link about the prison:

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/10/15/crime_and_nutrition.htm

This is also a good one about how foods affect kids' behaviour:

http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/

Cheers,

Tas'.

[Guest guest]

Thank you.Right now I'm preparing to 'go to battle'

with my son's school. Several times a week he is given

sweets, jellies, cookies, and all manner of junk.

Aside from all the NT type issues, he is reactive to

certain additives and I believe my request will carry

more weight if it's backed up.

I want them OUT!

CJ

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> >>>I know it's come up here before - articles and

> studies about children and improved behaviour or

> performance in school - I think there was one about

> prison populations as well - but I don't specifics.

> If anyone knows of any, I would appreciate it.<<<

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> Hi CJ

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> I believe this is the link about the prison:

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http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/10/15/crime_and_nutrition.htm

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> This is also a good one about how foods affect kids'

> behaviour:

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> http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/

>

> Cheers,

> Tas'.

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[Guest guest]

Good luck, CJ! I hope you're

successful. It really is horrible the

way junk is pushed at children - just

EVERYWHERE! Makes me want to

homeschool on a homestead!

Aven

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> > >>>I know it's come up here before - articles and

> > studies about children and improved behaviour or

> > performance in school - I think there was one about

> > prison populations as well - but I don't specifics.

> > If anyone knows of any, I would appreciate it.<<<

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> >

> > Hi CJ

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> > I believe this is the link about the prison:

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> http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/10/15/

crime_and_nutrition.htm

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> > This is also a good one about how foods affect kids'

> > behaviour:

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> > http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Tas'.

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[Guest guest]

> I know it's come up here before - articles and studies

> about children and improved behaviour or performance

> in school - I think there was one about prison

> populations as well - but I don't specifics. If anyone

> knows of any, I would appreciate it.

>

> Thanks

>

> CJ

Here's a few. Likely have more. Will send if I come across.

Food for thought

May 22 2004

By Graeme Whitfield, The Journal

Children with dyslexia are making huge improvements at a North-East

school after being switched to a wheat-free diet.

Nunnykirk Hall School in Northumberland - which specialises in

teaching children with dyslexia - switched its school meals to being

entirely wheat-free after studies suggested that it could be an aid to

children's concentration.

Children are also been given fish oils and fresh fruit and told to

keep off fizzy drinks and sweets, with teachers noticing improvements in

reading and spelling.

Nunnykirk headteacher Simon Dalby-Ball said: " For a long time, we've

been looking at various ways of helping the children.

" It's not just about different ways of teaching, we take a holistic

approach to education.

" There has been a lot of research about the role that diet and

exercise can play, and we saw some research from Sunderland University that

said a wheat-free diet can help with concentration.

" If children have dyslexia or other special needs, one of the big

problems is concentration and when they become distracted, they find it hard

to get back on-task.

" Because of that we decided to go wheat-free, but it was only when we

started looking at it that we discovered that wheat is in just about

everything. It's been a big, big change but the results have been amazing.

We've really noticed that the children on the wheat-free diet who carry it

on at home are concentrating better and making real improvements in reading

and spelling.

" They're more relaxed and seem a lot less stressed about the whole

process of learning. "

The move to a wheat-free diet was a major challenge for school cook

Dawn Lewins, who had to find new ingredients for almost all her meals.

The school meal budget also went up by 30pc as new ingredients had to

be found for bread, pasta, cakes and meat pies.

Nunnykirk has taken an interest in the role of nutrition in children's

education for a number of years, encouraging them to eat fresh fruit and

carry water bottles so they can stay hydrated at all times.

As well as introducing the wheat-free diet in the school, teachers

have encouraged parents to give it to the children at home and taught them

during a parents' open day about the benefits of improved nutrition.

Mr Dalby-Ball said: " I think there could be benefits for other pupils

too, not just those with dyslexia. It's hard work to change over, but once

you've made the decision you notice the benefits. "

Nunnykirk, which is housed in a 19th Century Dobson-designed

stately home, is the only school in the North and Scotland to offer

education designed for children with severe dyslexia.

It has 45 pupils, with a mixture of boarding and day pupils, but will

be expanding over the next few years after being granted planning permission

for an extension.

Taste for learning

Nunnykirk pupil Jake Houghton is one of those who have benefited from

the wheat-free diet.

The 10-year-old suffers from severe dyslexia, and follows the dietary

restrictions at school and at home in Gosforth with brothers Mike, 11,

Miles, five, mother , 43, and step-father Dominic Bowser, 37.

Mr Bowser, who is a personal trainer, said: " When the school took on

the wheat-free diet, we really noticed a difference.

" Before going to Nunnykirk Jake had pretty dramatic mood-swings and

got very frustrated. Now he seems to be able to concentrate more and he's a

lot sharper.

" Nunnykirk does everything it can to stack the odds in the kids'

favour.

" Most kids can read normally and things like nutrition aren't so

important, but because the kids there have problems with reading they

provide them with lots of benefits so the reading becomes less of a

problem. "

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/thejournal/tm_objectid=14265337 & meth\

od=full & siteid=50081 & headline=food-for-thought-name_page.html

This is from the Celiac group. Thought you might find it interesting ...

-- The Glutenator

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Mental Disorders in Adolescents with Celiac Disease. The abstract is free.

Some interesting quotes-

" Relative to the comparison subjects, the celiac disease patients had

significantly higher lifetime prevalences of major depressive disorder (31%

versus 7%) and disruptive behavior disorders (28% versus 3%). In most cases

these disorders preceded the diagnosis of celiac disease and its treatment

with a gluten-free diet. The prevalence of current mental disorders was

similar in both groups. Celiac disease in adolescents is associated with an

increased prevalence of depressive and disruptive behavioral disorders,

particularly in the phase before diet treatment. "

The full abstract is located at

http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/45/4/325