Hyperactivity may be reason for trace elements disorder?

The cause of the development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children may be a low level of chromium, magnesium and zinc in the blood, Russian scientists said.

According to TASS, 60-80% of cases of this syndrome, according to today's data, are due to a genetic predisposition. Russian scientists, however, analyzed the content of various elements in the blood and hair of 100 children with hyperactivity syndrome and 100 healthy children of the same age.

As it turned out, in preschool children with hyperactivity syndrome, the concentration of chromium, magnesium and zinc in the blood serum is lower, and the level of copper is higher than in healthy children. It is possible that it is the imbalance in the ratio of copper and zinc that plays an important role in the development of this syndrome, experts concluded.

Scientists also conducted a spectral analysis of hair, showing changes in the concentration of trace elements over a period of time. As it turned out, the content of cobalt, manganese, zinc and magnesium in children with the syndrome decreased. And the magnesium levels in these children were almost a third lower.

All this, according to scientists, proves the importance of a balanced diet of young children.

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