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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 22 Oct 2010
Time: 19:23:38 -0500
Remote Name: 96.56.3.250
Melissa, There is an article by Card (1939) where he attempted to connect food allergies to stuttering. His methods were questionable, and he did not actually attempt an elimination diet to determine whether or not dietary modification would impact stuttering. In another article, Hale (1942) suggests that thiamin supplements may reduce stuttering in children. He reports on a preliminary study in which a group of 2-5 year olds who stuttered were given thiamin supplements for a period of one month. He does not report on the number of children who participated. Results included a reported reduction in stuttering for some of the children, and he concludes that this warrants further study. However, he did not take into account that some of the children might have simply stopped stuttering without the supplement (spontaneous remission). I could not find any follow up studies, so I would assume that any follow up studies did not show an effect. So, I'd conclude from at least this sample of studies that the evidence is slim to none to support food allergies or dietary changes as a treatment for stuttering. Regards, Lynne