The review highlighted many studies showing that restoring a healthy balance in gut bacteria can treat ASD symptoms. "Our review looked at taking probiotics, prebiotics, changing the diet -- for example, to gluten -- and casein-free diets, and faecal matter transplants. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, are based on a review of more than 150 papers on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and gut bacteria. The link between the gut and ASD is well-known among sufferers: Problems like diarrhoea, constipation and flatulence are commonly reported. All had a positive impact on symptoms," Li added.

Oliver Manzoni and colleagues fed mice a balanced diet until early adolescence, when some mice were switched to a diet lacking n-3 PUFAs. Adolescent male mice fed a diet lacking omega-3 fatty acids show increased anxiety-like behavior and worse performance on a memory task in adulthood, according to new research published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Mice fed the poor diet during adolescence had reduced levels of n-3 PUFA in the medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens in adulthood compared to control mice. 2017Corresponding author: Oliver Manzoni (INSERM U901 INMED, Marseille, France), olivier.manzoni@inserm.fr About JNeurosciThe Journal of Neuroscience (JNeurosci) is the flagship journal of the Society for Neuroscience. The study suggests adequate nutrition in adolescence is important for the refinement of the adult brain and behavior.
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