Hi, One of my very close friends has ADHD. He is also very addicted to carbs. In their house they pretty much have all carbs he is not over weight at all but I was wondering if he was to eat LC do you think it could help his ADHD?

Thanks alot!

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Alaina

Green Tea started on Jan 8th 05
100 day cheat free challenge started on Jan 8th 05

it wouldnt hurt to try. I find any time i eat high carb off plan i am distracted easly and well if his metbolism is burning it up as sugar he is proly wired from the suggar.

He should consalt a dr to see what their opnion is.

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It is definately a possibility. When my younger brother was about 7, the doctors told my mother that he had this (adhd). She researched the options, and decided to place him on a no-refined-sugar eating plan. I recall that she became an avid label reader during that time, lol. The results were terriffic. His behavior improved dramatically.
Our home was not a junk food haven to begin with, heavy on veggies and natural foods, but eliminating sugar completely really made a difference for him.
hth

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Cynthia

I came across this posts on the New Posts page, and as my husband was diagnosed with Adult ADD some years ago, I forwarded the link to the thread to him to see what he thought. His response was interesting:

"The H in ADHD stands for hyperactive, so while cutting out the sugar may have reduced the hyperactivity of the child, I bet that the attention span difficulties remained the same. This would, however, explain why some people don't believe in ADHD. In fact, I wonder if ADHD is just ADD on a sugar high."

Things that make you go, "hmmm..."

Please note that this is my husband's opinion, and while I love my husband very much, I do recognize that opinions are like noses - everyone has one - so please don't take offense if this opinion does not fall in line with your opinions or beliefs.

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Jen
Mother of two boys (5/14/04, 4/1/07)
Done Atkins more times than I can count
Trying to get back at it!
Low carb forever (even if I do keep falling off the wagon!)

I wouldn't doubt it. I know that when I go off carbs I can concentrate. Same with my son.

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Rachel