Category: ADHD
Nutrient Intake and ADHD
Last summer, the Journal of Attention Disorders published a study examining the relationship between dietary patterns and ADHD.
After examining 1172 adolescents with an ADHD diagnosis, researchers identified two major dietary patterns in the sample: western and healthy. The western dietary pattern included higher intakes of total fat, saturated fat, refined sugars, and sodium, and lower intakes of omega-3 fatty acids, fibre, and folate. The healthy dietary pattern had higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, fibre, and folate, with lower levels of total fat, saturated fat, and refined sugars.
Adolescents with higher scores for a western dietary pattern had a greater likelihood of having an ADHD diagnosis.
