Dietary profiles, nutritional biochemistry status, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: path analysis for a case-control study

Li et al. (2025) investigated whether childhood ADHD is linked to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors—specifically, physical inactivity and frequent fast-food consumption—from adolescence through early adulthood. Using national data from the Add Health study (Waves I–III), researchers analyzed a cohort of 6,814 adolescents with statistical models that accounted for potential confounding variables. Results showed that individuals with […]

Since the gut microbiota is implicated in several psychiatric disorders, this 2020 study set out to compare the gut microbiota composition of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and healthy control subjects. Also, the role of the microbiota in inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity was investigated. Fecal samples taken from each participant revealed a significant difference […]