Study Links Low Iron to ADHD
Study Links Low Iron to ADHD
Researchers Suggest Iron Supplements May Help
Konofal says he hopes to collaborate with ADHD researchers in the United States on a much larger study to confirm the findings.
While he and colleagues write that their study could have an immediate impact on the treatment of ADHD, Konofal tells WebMD that it is probably too soon to recommend iron supplementation for all children with the disorder. He added, however, that kids with ADHD should be tested for iron deficiency.
Pediatrician and ADHD expert William Coleman, MD, tells WebMD that it is clear that malnourishment can lead to an attention-deficit-like syndrome often misidentified as ADHD. While he calls the latest findings intriguing, he says he doubts that iron deficiency will turn out to be a major cause of ADHD.
"If it is involved, I believe iron deficiency is responsible for only a very small segment of the problems associated with ADHD," says Coleman, professor or pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical Center.
Study Links Low Iron to ADHD
Researchers Suggest Iron Supplements May Help
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Konofal says he hopes to collaborate with ADHD researchers in the United States on a much larger study to confirm the findings.
While he and colleagues write that their study could have an immediate impact on the treatment of ADHD, Konofal tells WebMD that it is probably too soon to recommend iron supplementation for all children with the disorder. He added, however, that kids with ADHD should be tested for iron deficiency.
Pediatrician and ADHD expert William Coleman, MD, tells WebMD that it is clear that malnourishment can lead to an attention-deficit-like syndrome often misidentified as ADHD. While he calls the latest findings intriguing, he says he doubts that iron deficiency will turn out to be a major cause of ADHD.
"If it is involved, I believe iron deficiency is responsible for only a very small segment of the problems associated with ADHD," says Coleman, professor or pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical Center.
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