23 Jul 2025 Nutrition Evidence Alert – July 2025 – Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – ADHD
From our Expert Review Panel
Impulsiveness in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after an 8-week intervention with the Mediterranean diet and/or omega-3 fatty acids: a randomised clinical trial in Neurologia. 2022. With Expert Review from Ana-Paula Agrela
Micronutrients for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Youths: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2022
Circulating levels of maternal vitamin D and risk of ADHD in offspring: results from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial in International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Q10 Ubiquinol With Vitamins B and E in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Review in Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022
The Association between ADHD and Celiac Disease in Children in Children (Basel, Switzerland). 2022
Following the popular BANT Event at the end of June, which covered neurodivergence and ketogenic diets, we turn our attention to the science of ADHD and nutrition. We have reviews from our experts above, a new Infobite and a longer list of articles for you to read at your leisure. And anyone who missed the BANT event on this topic and wants to grab the recordings, you can do so here. (You can now also buy on demand tickets to the recordings of our thyroid event from earlier in the year here).
Happy researching!
The NED Management Team
New NED Infobite
Check out this new NED Infobite on ADHD and nutrition. With 4 new research articles examining the impact of probiotics in adult ADHD management, associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy, effects of physical activity on mental health with ADHD and the relative age in school in relation to diagnosis.
For our full library of NED Infobites, see the orange Expert Opinion box on the database or grab them directly from BANT here.
Your Reference Library
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Comparative effectiveness of physical activity interventions on cognitive functions in children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2025
Effect of Probiotics on the Symptomatology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Pilot Study in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 2025
Is maternal diabetes during pregnancy associated with neurodevelopmental, cognitive and behavioural outcomes in children? Insights from individual participant data meta-analysis in ten birth cohorts in BMC Pediatrics. 2025
Bidirectional association between allergic rhinitis and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Journal of Affective Disorders. 2025
The impact of physical activity on inhibitory control of adult ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Journal of Global Health. 2025
The therapeutic effects of physical activity on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Medicine. 2025
Gut microbiome changes with micronutrient supplementation in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the MADDY study in Gut Microbes. 2025
Association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders and intestinal disorders: A systematic review and Meta-analysis in Scientific Reports. 2025
The effectiveness of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a pilot randomized controlled trial in BMC Psychology. 2025
Exploring the impact of probiotics on adult ADHD management through a double-blind RCT in Scientific Reports. 2024
Treatment response to supplemental nutrients for ADHD is independent of diet quality: the MADDY Study RCT in Nutritional Neuroscience. 2024
Short-term effects of an elimination diet and healthy diet in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a randomized-controlled trial in European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2024
If you are looking for further NED value-added research on nutrition and ADHD, you can find the full list here. Be sure to check out the Expert Opinion (in the orange box) and 3 highlighted articles based on your search.
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