ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Adversely Associated with Childhood Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Impact on Drinking Behaviour in Sixth-grade Students Through Changing the School Environment
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary Carbohydrates and ADHD Symptoms: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The association between junk foods consumption and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- How does sugar-sweetened beverage consumption relate to sleep and mental health in adolescents? A scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the link between toxic metal exposure and ADHD: a systematic review of pb and hg.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Unhealthy behaviors associated with mental health disorders: a systematic comparative review of diet quality, sedentary behavior, and cannabis and tobacco use.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Association between Lead and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Association of unprocessed and ultra-processed food consumption and ADHD symptoms: evidence from a Brazilian population-based cohort.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Gut-Brain Inflammatory Pathways in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Role and Therapeutic Potential of Diet.Metabolites · 2025Review
- Association between free sugars intake and early psychopathological problems.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2024Article
- Heavy Metal and Thiol/Disulfide in Children with Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Nutritional Criminology: Why the Emerging Research on Ultra-Processed Food Matters to Health and Justice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Early life exposure to high fructose diet induces metabolic dysregulation associated with sex-specific cognitive impairment in adolescent rats.The Journal of nutritional biochemistry · 2023Article
- Association between Hyperactivity and SSB Consumption in Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study in China.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Development and initial evaluation of the COnfident Parent INternet Guide program for parents of 3-8 year olds.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Diet cost plays a key role in determining the risk of pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Findings from a case-control study.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
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- Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Symptom Complaints among School-Aged Children: A National Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Effects of chronic bubble tea administration on behavior and cognition in C57BL/6 mice.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood neurobehavioral conditions. Evidence of the negative effects of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on mental health has not been convincing, although a few studies have found an association between high SSB levels and attention problems in children. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that SSB consumption is associated with ADHD among children. Doctor-diagnosed ADHD cases (n = 173) and non-ADHD controls (n = 159) between age 4 to 15 were recruited. SSB consumption, socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of the children, as well as of their mothers' characteristics during pregnancy, were collected using a questionnaire. Blood lead levels and polymorphisms of two commonly verified dopaminergic-related genes (the D4 dopamine receptor gene DRD4 and the dopamine transporter gene DAT1) were also analyzed. There was a dose-response relationship between SSB consumption and ADHD. After covariates were adjusted, children who consumed SSBs at moderate levels and high levels had 1.36 and 3.69 odds, respectively, of having ADHD, compared with those who did not consume SSBs (p for trend < 0.05). Similar results were obtained when females were excluded. Our findings highlighted the adverse correlation between SSB consumption and ADHD and indicated a dose-response effect even after covariates were adjusted.
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