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ADHD Salicylate Foods

What Is ADHD?

ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

It typically affects school aged children of about 3% to 5% of the population.

It is also referred to as hyperactivity

Common symptoms are:

• Inattention
• Disruptive Behaviour
• Restlessness
• Feverish Excitement
• Screaming Fits
• Hysteria
• Impulsivity
• Hyperactivity
• Emotional problems
• Lack of social skills
• Learning disabilities

ADHD symptoms typically appear before five years of age.

Boys are more affected than girls, 40% of cases of ADHD are grown out of by puberty.

Sometimes, ADHD symptoms do continue into adolescence and adulthood causing problems such as:

• Bad Concentration
• Insomnia
• Excessive Thirst

What Is Salicylate?

Salicylate is a chemical which is well known for being present in aspirin.

Salicylate is also present naturally in certain foods.

Salicylate is believed to be one cause of ADHD symptoms and it is for this reason that many ADHD diets eliminate or restrict the intake of foods containing salicylate.

What Foods Contain Salicylate?

There are a lot of foods which contain salicylate, for a full list of them it is best to consult your nutritional therapist.

But… here’s a list of 60 foods which contain salicylate:

1. Aniseed
2. Apricot
3. Bay Leaf
4. Blackcurrant
5. Black Pepper
6. Blackberry
7. Blueberry
8. Boysenberry
9. Capsicum
10. Caraway
11. Cardamom
12. Cashews
13. Cayenne
14. Cherry
15. Chicory
16. Cucumber
17. Cinnamon
18. Clove
19. Cranberry
20. Cumin
21. Curry
22. Dill
23. Endive
24. Five Spice
25. Garam Masala
26. Gherkin
27. Ginger
28. Golden Syrup
29. Grape
30. Honey
31. Hot pepper
32. Liquorice
33. Lychee
34. Mace
35. Mint
36. Mandarin
37. Mulberry
38. Nectarine
39. Mustard
40. Nutmeg
41. Oregano
42. Olives
43. Orange
44. Paprika
45. Passionfruit
46. Peach
47. Peppermint
48. Pimiento
49. Plum
50. Raspberry
51. Red currant
52. Rosemary
53. Sage
54. Strawberry
55. Tarragon
56. Thyme
57. Tomato
58. Turmeric
59. White pepper
60. White vinegar

OK, So What Foods Do Not Contain Salicylate?

Here’s a list of 40 foods which do not contain salicylate and should be fine to eat on an ADHD diet.

1. Artichoke
2. Asparagus
3. Avocado
4. Bamboo Shoots
5. Bananas
6. Beets
7. Broccoli
8. Brussels Sprouts
9. Cabbage
10. Carrots
11. Cauliflower
12. Celery
13. Chard
14. Coconut
15. Collard Greens
16. Corn
17. Dates
18. Figs
19. Grapefruits
20. Kale
21. Kiwi Fruits
22. Kumquat
23. Lemons
24. Lettuce
25. Limes
26. Mangoes
27. Onions
28. Papayas
29. Parsley
30. Parsnips
31. Pears
32. Pineapples
33. Pomegranate
34. Potatoes
35. Rhubarb
36. Sorrel
37. Spinach
38. Sweet Potatoes
39. Turnips
40. Yams