FDA delays action on antidepressants in children; adolescent depression caused by nutritional deficiencies, not brain chemical imbalances

Tuesday, February 03, 2004 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder, antidepressant drugs, antidepressants

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It's a clear case of bad medicine, and it's made even worse by the reality that most of these mental and behavioral problems in children aren't due to "chemical imbalances in the brain" in the first place: they're caused by unhealthy dietary practices and the excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates (like sugary breakfast cereals) and processed, refined foods.

These kids don't need drugs, they need good nutrition. They need proper supplementation of whole food complexes and to avoid refined foods which are being increasingly linked to mental and behavioral disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder, mood swings, clinical depression and violent behavior.

Not everyone agrees with this position, of course, but new evidence is showing dramatic changes in the moods and behaviors of children who are fed a low-carbohydrate diet and denied access to sugary foods, drinks (soft drinks) and snacks. If we would feed our children right in the first place, we wouldn't need antidepressant drugs, and these kids wouldn't walk into their schools and start killing each other. These kids need nutrition, not drugs.