Is There a Link between Vitamins and Kids’ Bad Behavior?
August 13, 2010 by deborah
Filed under Childhood Issues
A bad diet may lead to bad health for many inner-city kids. And it may also lead to bad behavior.
That’s the conclusion of some public health experts who are advocating for vitamins and other nutritional supplements to curb youth violence and to increase learning. The controversial idea is getting a fresh hearing in Baltimore, where advocates for the disadvantaged are considering testing it on city kids.
If it’s proven that a tablet a day can tick up test scores and dial down violence, it could be a cheaper and easier means of improving a lot of young lives than costly and labor-intensive treatments, according to the Abell Foundation, which wants to determine whether a Baltimore study would be worthwhile.
You can read the full report here at Vitamins and Violence
