What Research Says About ADHD and Nutrition: Which Foods to Eat and Avoid to Reduce Symptoms
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What Research Says About ADHD and Nutrition: Which Foods to Eat and Avoid to Reduce SymptomsYou are what you eat.Stephanie SlozbergFollow5 min read·Aug 4, 2022 --
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Photo by Victoria Shes on Unsplash If you have been diagnosed with ADHD, whether as an adult or as a child, you might struggle to keep your eating habits in check. Whether you forget to eat
sometimes and end up grabbing convenience foods or overeat without realizing it, what you’re putting in your body (or what you aren’t) could exacerbate your symptoms. While there is no
official scientific evidence that ADHD is actually caused by diet or nutritional problems, certain foods and food additives can play a role in affecting symptoms in several people, as some
research suggests.
What is ADHD? ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is a neurological condition that can affect every area of your life. According to the CDC, it is one of the most common
issues found in children. If you have ADHD, you might have trouble “paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), or be overly
active.”
While ADHD is often first diagnosed in childhood and lasts into adulthood, it is diagnosed in adults more often. This is probably because, in the case of Generation X and older people, ADHD
was only usually diagnosed in very extreme and obvious issues.