Discovering foods that can treat autism

After conducting tests on mice, US scientists on September 6 reported that rare autism in children can be treated with a relatively popular dietary supplement.

Science magazine on September 6 said the functional food is likely to improve the abnormal neurological symptoms in autistic mice with seizures.

This type of food can affect gene variants that cause autism, which helps balance amino acid metabolism.

Previously, scientists have isolated gene variants of children with severe autism and neurological convulsions and found that these gene variants can accelerate the metabolism of amino acids. essential (BCAAs for short).

Because the metabolism is accelerated, patients with these abnormal gene variants often burn amino acid reserves faster than normal people, causing the imbalance of metabolism and falling into autism neurological symptoms.

Joseph Gleeson of the University of Caifornia, San Diego, USA, shared that the team was surprised to find that dietary supplements can affect gene variants in metabolic processes that help improve Neurological status for autistic patients.

It is worth mentioning that this potential treatment method is very clear and simple, because it only provides patients with autism the amount of amino acid their body is missing through the use of these functional foods.

The results of the study are key to helping scientists find effective treatment regimens for patients with autism, but scientists say it still takes more time for further research. , before officially used for people.