Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is adversely associated with childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Yu, Ching Jung ^a   Du, Jung Chieh ^b   Chiou, Hsien Chih ^b   Feng, Chun Cheng ^a   Chung, Ming Yi ^a   Yang, Winnie ^b   Chen, Ying Sheue ^c   Chien, Ling Chu ^d   Hwang, Betau ^b   Chen, Mei Lien ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ADHD; Artificial food coloring; Blood lead level; Case control; Children; Gene polymorphism; Preservative; Sugar sweetened beverage

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; FOOD DYE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; LEAD; SUGAR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SWEETENING AGENT;

CHILD HEALTH; COLOR; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH; POLYMORPHISM; PSYCHOLOGY; SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAT1 GENE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRD4 GENE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUGAR INTAKE; SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BLOOD; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 84977570858     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13070678     Document Type: Article

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