Can vitamins help reduce teenage irritability?

Yes, a study found that daily vitamin supplements significantly improved mood and reduced irritability in teenagers.

Which teenagers benefited most from vitamins?

Teenagers with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder showed the strongest positive response to vitamin supplementation.

What was the duration and participant count of the vitamin study?

The study involved 132 teenagers aged 12-17 and lasted for eight weeks.

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Teen Irritability Eased by Daily Vitamins, Study Finds

8 Mar

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Summary

Daily vitamin supplements significantly improved teen mood and reduced irritability.
Teens with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder showed the strongest positive response.
The study involved 132 teenagers aged 12-17 over an eight-week period.

Teen Irritability Eased by Daily Vitamins, Study Finds

A recent study suggests that daily vitamin supplements could be a simple solution for reducing irritability in teenagers.

Scientists at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand conducted an eight-week trial involving 132 adolescents aged 12 to 17 who experienced moderate to severe irritability and were not on medication.

Participants were given either a daily multivitamin containing vitamins A, B, C, D, K, and E, or placebo pills. Those who received the vitamins demonstrated a significant improvement in mood.