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This article describes a study showing that children with autism may have lower levels of several important minerals than children without autism.
The authors outline research which suggests that several disorders of brain function have been traced to low levels of minerals. Minerals are critical for the function of the brain. They are necessary for everything from the production of neurotransmitters to communication between brain cells. The study focused on 40 children with autism (3-7 years old). Levels of several minerals in the hair of these children were compared with hair from 40 children without autism. The results showed that magnesium, calcium, zinc, copper, manganese and chromium were all significantly lower in the children with autism than in the children without autism. However, children with autism were most likely to have low levels of four of these minerals: calcium, copper, zinc, and chromium.
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