ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2018
Dietary patterns are associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms among preschoolers in mainland China.
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- Dietary Carbohydrates and ADHD Symptoms: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 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
- Identification of Chinese dietary patterns and their relationships with health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 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
- Changes in Learning Outcomes after Dietary Intervention in Preschoolers: A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Gut microbiota and western dietary patterns associated with behavioral problems in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- The Interplay of Family Dynamics, Lifestyle, and ADHD: A Case-Control Study on Sociodemographic Risk Factors.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Interventions to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Exploring the Relationship of Dietary Intake With Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity, Beyond ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2025Article
- The role of nutrition and gut microbiome in childhood brain development and behavior.Frontiers in nutrition · 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
- Nutrients patterns and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among Egyptian children: a sibling and community matched case-control study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages before 2 Years of Age and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2024Article
- Nutrition in the Management of ADHD: A Review of Recent Research.Current nutrition reports · 2023Review
- Associations Between Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Traits and Sociodemographic Characteristics in Japanese Workers.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Development of the Chinese preschooler dietary index: a tool to assess overall diet quality.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The association between dietary polyphenol intake and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- 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
- Review
- Associations between Dietary Intake and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Scores by Repeated Measurements in School-Age Children.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
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objectivesTo identify the major dietary patterns among preschoolers and assess the relation of major dietary patterns to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). SUBJECTS/
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted comprising a large sample of 14,912 children aged 3-6 years old in Ma'anshan city of Anhui Province in China. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire and the 10-item Chinese version of the Conners' abbreviated symptom questionnaire were administered to assess usual dietary intakes and ADHD. Social-demographic information was also collected. Major dietary patterns were identified by principal components analysis. Logistic regression was employed to explore the association of dietary patterns with ADHD.
resultsFive dietary patterns were identified explaining 47.96% of the total diet variation. The "processed" dietary component was the principal pattern that explained the higher percentage of variability, 24.69%. After controlling for potential confounders, preschoolers in the top quintile of the "processed" (odds ratio (OR) = 1.56, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.31-1.86) and "snack" (OR = 1.76, 95% CI = 1.49-2.07) dietary pattern score had greater odds for having ADHD symptoms compared with those in the lowest quintile. Lowest scores on the "vegetarian" were associated with significantly a higher likelihood of indications of ADHD symptoms (OR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.56-0.79).
conclusionsThis study showed that preschoolers tend to choose unhealthy dietary pattern in Ma'anshan, China. "Processed" and "snack" dietary patterns were significantly and positively correlated with ADHD symptoms, while "vegetarian" dietary patterns were negatively correlated with ADHD symptoms.
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