A new Australian study shows that adolescents that eat a typical western-style diet instead of a "healthy" diet are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD.
According to Doctor Wendy Oddy, "We found a diet high in the Western pattern of foods was associated with more than double the risk of having an ADHD diagnosis compared with a diet low in the Western pattern, after adjusting for numerous other social and family influences."
Dr. Oddy is the Leader of Nutrition studies at the Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. The study examined the eating habits of more than 1800 adolescent subjects.
A western-style diet is defined as a diet that trends towards takeaway foods, confectionary, processed, fried and refined foods. These diets tend to be higher in total fat, saturated fat, refined sugar and sodium.
A "healthy" pattern is a diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains and fish.
Our lifestyle here in the United States is killing us, and it is disrupting the development of our children. The diseases that plague us are diseases of choice. We choose to eat poorly... and to develop heart disease, cancer, alzhiemer's, arthritis, asthma, obesity, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc. When are we going to wake up and realize that health is never going to be found in a pharmaceutical bottle? When are parents going to stop hurting and killing their children through poor diets?
Keith Biggs, DC
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Research Australia (2010, July 29). Western diet link to ADHD, Australian study finds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2010/07/100729091454.htm
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