Thursday, September 29, 2011

Diet for Autism: What Works?

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Up to half of children with autism are placed on special diets by their parents to improve symptoms, despite conflicting evidence that they work.
Now, a small new study of the popular gluten-free/casein-free diet, or GFCF diet, suggests it does not work, says Patricia Stewart, RD, PhD, of the University of Rochester. She presented the findings here at the American Dietetic Association's Food Conference Expo in San Diego.

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