ArticleRevista de saude publica2024
Early ultra-processed foods consumption and hyperactivity/inattention in adolescence.
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- Neurobiological insights into the effects of ultra-processed food on lipid metabolism and associated mental health conditions: a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Ultra-Processed Foods as a Cross-Cutting Driver of Health Inequities: Low- and Middle-Income Countries Across the Life-Course.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Association of unprocessed and ultra-processed food consumption and ADHD symptoms: evidence from a Brazilian population-based cohort.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and ultra-processed foods. Which comes first-the chicken or the egg?Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods among children.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Dietary patterns and neuropsychological function in adolescents: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a cross-sectional study in US children and adolescents and Mendelian randomization study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Ultra-processed food exposure and health outcomes: Current evidence, controversies, and future perspectives.EXCLI journal · 2026Review
- Examining ultra-processed food consumption and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children living in Kuwait.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Impact of a novel ultra-processed foods and drinks diet on metabolism and behaviour in adolescent female and male rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The consequences of ultra-processed foods on brain development during prenatal, adolescent and adult stages.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
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- Erratum issuedERRATUM.2025
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between childhood consumption of ultra-processed foods and symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention in adolescents from São Leopoldo, a city in southern Brazil.
methodsData were collected at four distinct stages: when participants were 12-16 months old in 2001 and 2002 and later when they were 3-4, 7-8, and 12-13 years old. During the interview at 12-16 months, mothers were asked about the introduction of sugar in their child's diet. Two 24-hour recall surveys were conducted with children aged 3-4, 7-8, and 12-13 years to assess their consumption of ultra-processed foods. At the age of 12-13 years, the participants completed the Hyperactivity/Inattention subscale of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which screens for mental health problems.
resultsAmong the 173 adolescents, 22.5% exhibited hyperactivity symptoms. The consumption of ultra-processed foods in grams, kilocalories, and as a percentage of energy intake at 3-4 years old were found to be predictors of hyperactivity/inattention symptoms (RR: 0.81, 95%CI: 0.69-0.95; RR: 1.01, 95%CI: 1.00-1.02; RR: 1.02, 95%CI:1.01-1.02; RR: 1.25, 95%CI:1.04-1.51, respectively).
conclusionThe consumption of ultra-processed foods at an early age was associated with hyperactivity and inattention symptoms in adolescence.
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