Just as they're about to ban 'em, part ii: supplements improve antisoc

01 April 1990

Most types of mental illness, such as depression, mood swings and so on, are caused by a nutritional lack. This view was further vindicated in test that involved 231 young adult prisoners who were given either a multivitamin and mineral supplement or a placebo for 20 weeks.

Compared with the placebo group, the group who had the supplements committed an average of 26 per cent fewer offences afterwards.

(Source: British Journal of Psychiatry, 2002; 181: 22-8).

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