FAB: Nutrition and ADHD

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Nutrition and ADHD

ADHD is related to high-sugar, unhealthy diets
High fructose intake may drive aggressive behaviors, ADHD and bipolar disorder
Li L et al 2020 - Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and dietary habits in adulthood
Farsad-Naeimi et al 2020 - Sugar consumption, sugar sweetened beverages and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rosi E et al 2023 - Use of Non-Pharmacological Supplementations in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Critical Review
'Laughing gas' depletes Vitamin B12 and can cause irreversible brain damage
Bottom et al 2020 - Rescue of ethanol-induced FASD-like phenotypes via prenatal co-administration of choline
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Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could negatively impact child development (and choline supplementation in pregnancy reduces similar brain damage from maternal alcohol consumption)
Pelsser L et al 2020 - Retrospective Outcome Monitoring of ADHD and Nutrition (ROMAN): The Effectiveness of the Few-Foods Diet in General Practice
Podcast - Researching the Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Physical and Mental Health
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy connected to elevated risk of ADHD
BBC - How a vegan diet could affect your intelligence
How diet affects mental health: What's the evidence?
Sucksdorff et al. 2021 - Maternal Vitamin D Levels and the Risk of Offspring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Adan et al 2019 - Nutritional psychiatry: Towards improving mental health by what you eat
Omega-3 findings on ADHD kids offers no firm answers to fish oil’s effect
Omega-3 fish oil as effective as drugs for some children with ADHD
Chang et al 2019 - High-dose eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) improves attention and vigilance in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and low endogenous EPA levels
High-fat (Omega-6-rich, Omega-3 deficient) maternal diet can cause brain damage in the unborn child

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