Improvement of attention deficit hyper active disorder for deaf female children by intake pumpkin seeds

Document Type : Original Article

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Home Economics Dept, Nutrition & food science “Special Education”, Faculty of Specific Education, Ain Shams Univ.Cairo,Egypt

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the effect of intake pumpkin seeds as sources of magnesium and iron on improvement of the nutritional status and attention deficit of deaf female children with hyper active disorder (ADHD) symptoms. 40 female children who born deaf, suffering from ADHD and their hearing loss was 91 decibel or more were chosen from El Amal school for the deaf and hard of hearing, Elsayeda Zenab. They were divided into 20 control group and 20 experimental one.Their personal and socio-economic, food habits, diet history, 24 recall and the clinical signs were studied. Also the Attention Deficit Disorder Connected with Hyperactivity for Deaf Children test was tested. The nutritional intervention was 50g from pumpkin seeds 100% of RNI from Mg and Fe. Pumpkin seeds were used for three months with experimental group. The results indicated that deficiency in the average intake pre dietary intervention in experimental and control groups for Mg comparing with RNI was 12.5 and 13%, respectively, and in Fe was 38.5 in both groups. However, Mg levels were higher in the experimental group post dietary intervention than control group (138 and14.5%, respectively). Also, Fe level was 149% in experimental group and 36.8% compared with RNI. The improvement in degree of ADDCHDC test for experimental group (post dietary intervention) was more better than that in control group (65 and 95 decibel, respectively).

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African Journal of Biological Sciences

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Available Online from 25 December 2021

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