The problems and issues addressed by vitamin and mineral supplements include malabsorption (intestinal disorders and chronic gastrointestinal inflammation may reduce the absorption of essential nutrients and cause disruptions in immune and general metabolic functions that are dependent upon these essential vitamins) problems and nutritional deficiencies;low levels of vitamins A, B1, B3, and B5, as well as biotin, selenium, zinc, and magnesium;an elevated serum copper to plasma zinc ratio (benefit arise by avoiding copper and taking extra zinc to boost the immune system); and low calcium.
Vitamin B has been used with magnesium to decrease behavioral problems, improve eye contact, increase attention span, and help improve learning.Cod liver oil supplements (rich in vitamins A and D) have resulted in improved eye contact and behavior of children with autism.Vitamin C helps in brain function and deficiency symptoms like depression and confusion. Increasing vitamin C has been shown in a clinical trial to improve symptom severity in children with ASD.
That is about it for info on vitamin and mineral treatments for now, but I may do more research on this topic and either add to this post or make a separate one with more detailed research results.
Coming up in my next post: Dietary Interventions
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