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Dietary Intervention

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Since dietary intervention is not a new idea. Many researchers have manipulated diet and one of the most famous dietary interventionists is Feingold. Feingold placed children with developmental disabilities and hyperactive children on a diet that was free of additives and salicylate (as cited in Elder et al.,2006). Gluten and Casein are proteins that are metabolized into peptides which turn into amino acids that are absorbed by the capillaries that are located in the intestines (Elder et. Al, 2006). According to D’Eufemia et al. (1996), when the level of peptide is high, it can cause the intestines to be permeable and the peptides that are found in casein and gluten products can cross the blood brain barrier and affect regions of the brain,
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