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ADHD and Risk of Childhood Adiposity: a Review of Recent Research

  • 01-03-2021
  • Obesity
  • Maternal and Childhood Nutrition (AC Wood, Section Editor)
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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is considered as a risk factor for childhood adiposity and obesity. Studies on ADHD have provided limited data concerning the connections between eating habits, body mass index, and obesity. The purpose of this review was to examine the current literature regarding recent cohort and cross-sectional studies to determine the links between ADHD and childhood adiposity.

Recent Findings

Studies in this review were classified into dietary features, nutritional status, neuroimaging findings, genetic overlapping, behavioral, cognitive, and neurocognitive aspects that play a role in mediating and moderating the relationship between ADHD and obesity.

Summary

While ADHD, childhood adiposity, and overweight/obesity co-occur in children and adolescents, this relationship is largely explained by a variety of multidirectional factors.
Title
ADHD and Risk of Childhood Adiposity: a Review of Recent Research
Authors
Serkan Turan
Mustafa Tunctürk
Remzi Oğulcan Çıray
Eren Halaç
Çağatay Ermiş
Publication date
01-03-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Nutrition Reports / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 2161-3311
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-020-00346-w
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