The well-documented link between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity in both children and adults has typically been attributed to individual ...

Children born to mothers who were overweight before or during pregnancy are more likely to develop conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...

The same causal patterns held: children with more severe ADHD were more likely to be obese, especially when physical activity and household education were low. The study follows earlier work by ...

This week, Mad in America examines three studies around mental health diagnosis, psychotropic drug use, obesity, and diabetes ...

One common, under-addressed symptom of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is its impact on eating. A new study in the Western Journal of Nursing Research suggests the possibility of ...

If you were to guess, would you think that people with ADHD are more likely to be obese or skinny? I would have thought skinny, just on first hunch. Calories in = calories out, right? And a lot of ...

A new long-term study of men with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has linked the disorder with an increased likelihood of becoming obese in ...

ADHD traits can have a major impact on nutrition. But a recipe of behavioural and dietary strategies could improve symptoms ...

Six-year-olds whose mothers were severely obese before pregnancy are more likely to have developmental or emotional problems than kids of healthy-weight moms, according to a new study. The researchers ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is on the rise, especially among American children. The number of diagnoses notably increased between 2016 and 2022 ...

They confirmed that kids with more severe ADHD symptoms were less physically active and more likely to be obese—supporting the idea that impulsivity contributes to obesity, and that this link can be ...