Delinquency
From The Nutritional Health Bible by Linda Lazarides (1997). This free database is provided for interest only. Linda's later writings refer to more up-to-date research.
Some causative factors- Food or environmental allergy
- Lead or cadmium toxicity
- Nutritional deficiencies, especially zinc, B vitamins and essential fatty acids.
Hair mineral analysis of violent prison inmates found that lead and cadmium levels were significantly higher than non-violent inmates. Pihl RO et al: Lead and cadmium in violent criminals. Psychol Rep 66(3Pt1):839-44, 1990.
In a double-blind study examining the effects of a reduction in consumption of refined, sugary foods on 3,000 incarcerated juvenile delinquents, there was a 21% reduction in antisocial behaviour, a 100% reduction in suicides, 25% reduction in assaults, and a 75% reduction in the use of restraints compared with controls. Schoenthaler SJ: The northern California diet-behaviour program: An empirical evaluation of 3000 incarcerated juveniles in Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall. Int J Biosocial Res 5(2):99-106, 1983.