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KMID : 1134820100390020237
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2010 Volume.39 No. 2 p.237 ~ p.243
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Effect of Antioxidative Vitamin Supplementation on Mineral Contents in the Hair and Autistic Related Behaviors in Autistic Children
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Song Won-Young
Hong Jung-Hee
Park Eun-Ju
Lee Han-Woo
Choi Jeong-Hwa
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Abstract
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This study was investigated the effect of antioxidative vitamin supplementation (β-carotene 175 ㎎, vitamin C 200 ㎎, vitamin E 33.5 ㎎) for 12 weeks on antioxidant status and autistic related behaviors in autistic children. The antioxidative vitamin-supplemented children had significantly lower concentrations of toxic mineral, such as cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) in hair, while they had higher concentration of antioxidant minerals (Se, Zn, Fe) in hair. Antioxidant vitamin supplementation for 12 weeks reduced free radical while it increased the hair levels of serotonin compared to the beginning of the study. Additionally, antioxidative vitamin supplementation resulted in significant improvement in social age. These results indicate that the consumption of antioxidative vitamin supplementation for 12 weeks in autistic children may increase plasma antioxidant mineral concentration, resulting in reduced toxic mineral and free radical and improved autistic behavior.
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KEYWORD
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autistic children., antioxidative vitamin, toxic mineral, antioxidant mineral, free radical
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