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This article is about children with ADHD, are more likely to have higher risk of teenager obesity, physical inactivity. Studies suggested that a link between ADHD and obesity, but whether one leads to another is unclear (Barrett's Law #7). Researchers from Imperial College London did a study following 7,000 children in Finland and find out that children with ADHD at age 8 were at higher odds of being obese at the age of 16 and were also less physically active as teenagers. In their studies they find out that ADHD affected 2 to 5 % of school aged children in the U.K. and it was related to poor school performance. Which include; inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. They believe that conduct disorder, a condition related to ADHD, were also find to increase risk of obesity and physical inactivity among teens. They also investigated that binge eating could be a factor contribute to the link with obesity, was not more prevalent in children with ADHD (Barrett's Law #9). These studies was done by questionnaires completed by parents and teachers to asses 6,934 children with ADHD and conduct their symptoms at age 8 and 16. Which included their height and weight at age 7. At age 16, health examinations recorded their height, weight, waist, and hip measurement. Furthermore, Professor Alina Rodriguez believes that obesity is a growing problem that we need to watch out for, especially in children with ADHD. How ever according to (textbook pg.240) children with ADHD can be physically active and at controlling attention, but can also be calm and have little ability to sustain attention. It doesn't say anything about kids with ADHD being at risk for obesity. I think this study needs more data (Barrett's Law #3)

References:

Imperial College London. "Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity, physical inactivity." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 4 March 2014. .


 * Journal Reference**:
 * 1) Natasha Khalife, Marko Kantomaa, Vivette Glover, Tuija Tammelin, Jaana Laitinen, Hanna Ebeling, Tuula Hurtig, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Alina Rodriguez. **Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Are Risk Factors for Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Adolescence**. //Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry//, 2014; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.01.009

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