NCJ Number
101999
Journal
International Journal of Biosocial Research Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Dated: (1984) Pages: 141-153
Date Published
1984
Length
13 pages
Annotation
Three California juvenile halls showed a 50 percent lower rate of antisocial behavior than expected and two long-term juvenile care facilities in Alabama found a 64 percent reduction in antisocial behavior after using an experimental diet modification for a 6-month period.
Abstract
Three theoretical reasons are offered to explain the improvements reported in behavior in the California and Alabama studies: food tolerance or food 'allergy,' malnutrition of essential vitamins and minerals, and carbohydrate metabolism problems manifesting themselves as hypoglycemia. The cause may very well be a combination of the above three theories. 46 references. (Author abstract)