Processed meat products and snacks consumption in ADHD: A case-control study
Akin S, Gultekin F, Ekinci O, Kanik A, Ustundag B, Tunali BD, Al-Bayati MBA, Yasoz C
Northern clinics of Istanbul · 6 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Case-control study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food frequency questionnaire
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-01-01 · North Clin Istanb · vol. 9 · issue 3 · pp. 266–274
- Publisher
- KARE Publishing
- Cited
- 10 citations · more than 70% of similar papers · 0.9× the field average
- References
- 28 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Keywords
- Consumption (sociology), Snack food, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Rating scale, Food science, Food products, Medicine, Psychology, Environmental health, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Chemistry
1 author
From TR
- Sümeyye AKIN · correspondingSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
Abstract
Objective
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to "unhealthy" food consumption, but the studies in this area are insufficient. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between ADHD/related symptoms and processed meat products and snack consumption.
Methods
This study was conducted on 390 children aged between 6 and 17 with 169 ADHD (38 Girls, 131 Boys) and 221 healthy controls (93 Girls, 128 Boys). Food consumption was evaluated by a modified food frequency questionnaire, including 18 food containing processed meat products and snacks. ADHD symptoms were evaluated by the teacher and parent Turgay DSM-IV-Based Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavioral Disorders Screening and Rating Scale (T-DSM-IV-Scale) and Conners' Rating Scale (CPRS, CTRS).
Results
Children with ADHD consumed more processed meat products, milk-based desserts, and chocolate-sweets than controls (p<0.05). A positive correlation was observed between the ADHD symptom scores and the consumption amount of all snacks, the amount of chocolate-sweets consumption, the frequency of consumption of sujuk, chocolate, jelly beans, sweets, cakes, and chocolate spread (p<0.05).
Conclusion
Children with ADHD consume more foods rich in saturated fat and sugar than their healthy peers. Processed food consumption of children with ADHD may be associated with ADHD symptoms.
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