Dietary patterns and blood fatty acid composition in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Taiwan

• Published in: The Journal of nutritional biochemistry Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 467 - 472
• Main Authors: Chen, Jiun-Rong, Hsu, Shiou-Fung, Hsu, Cheng-Dien, Hwang, Lih-Hsueh, Yang, Suh-Ching
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2004; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: abnormal behavior; analysis; Arachidonic Acid; Arachidonic Acid - analysis; Arachidonic Acid - blood; ascorbic acid; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - blood; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - metabolism; Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Biological and medical sciences; blood; Blood fatty acid composition; blood lipids; Blood Proteins; Blood Proteins - analysis; blood serum; Case-Control Studies; chemistry; Child; Child clinical studies; child development; child nutrition; children; Dietary pattern; Docosahexaenoic Acids; Docosahexaenoic Acids - analysis; Docosahexaenoic Acids - blood; Eating; eating habits; Erythrocytes; Erythrocytes - chemistry; fatty acid composition; Fatty Acids; Fatty Acids - blood; Fatty Acids - chemistry; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated - analysis; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated - blood; Fatty Acids, Omega-6; Fatty Acids, Omega-6 - analysis; Fatty Acids, Omega-6 - blood; Feeding Behavior; Female; food records; heme iron; Humans; Linoleic Acid; Linoleic Acid - analysis; Linoleic Acid - blood; Male; Medical sciences; metabolism; Phospholipids; Phospholipids - analysis; Phospholipids - blood; Phospholipids - chemistry; protein content; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Reference Values; Taiwan; Total Diet Study; Asia; Taiwan; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Blood fatty acid composition; Dietary pattern; Human; Diet therapy; Attentional disorder; Food intake; Hyperactivity; Fatty acids; Child

Nutritional factors may be relative to attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), although the pathogenic mechanism is still unknown. Based on the work of others, we hypothesized that children with ADHD have altered dietary patterns and fatty acid metabolism. Therefore, the aim of this study was...