Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism and Other Disorders, Can Diet Help?

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The following was inspired by one of the questions from here!

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism and Other Disorders, Can Diet Help?

Someone in our nonprofit group just asked " My Aunt sent me an article about

research that found children with autism have mitochondrial problems. I know

people in this group know so much so just curious if we are supposed to test for

this? And if so what do you do for it? "

Great question! The study probably shared was the one that was just published

in the December 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association;

`Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism' led by Cecilia Giulivi, PhD. 1 The study

found that it was more common in children with autism to have mitochondrial

dysfunction or deficits mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) abnormalities, including

overreplication and deletions in children with autism than in typically

developing children.

According to Isaac Pessah, director of the Center for Children's Environmental

Health and Disease Prevention, a UC MIND Institute researcher and

professor of molecular biosciences at the UC School of Veterinary Medicine

" The various dysfunctions we measured are probably even more extreme in brain

cells, which rely exclusively on mitochondria for energy " 2

While this study was completed with just 20 children, 10 of them with severe

autism, there is much research that links mitochondrial dysfunction to several

neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease,

schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

Read more (and watch videos) at

http://pursuitofresearch.com/2010/12/10/mitochondrial-dysfunction-in-autism-and-\

other-disorders-can-diet-help/

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