Mouse Study Links High-Fat Diets, ADHD and Obesity

Chris Engel 2/21/131:00 PM

"A new laboratory study suggests a link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and memory-dependent learning disabilities.

University of Illinois researchers discovered a high-fat diet rapidly affected dopamine metabolism in the brains of juvenile mice, triggering anxious behaviors and learning deficiencies....

"Freund’s team explored potential connections between the recent escalation of childhood obesity and adverse childhood psychological conditions, including impulsivity, depression, and ADHD...."

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/02/21/mouse-study-links-high-fat-diets-adhd-and-obesity/51790.html

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