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Western Ways of Eating During Pregnancy Tied to Child Neurodevelopmental Disorders

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / June 18, 2025

A Western dietary pattern (think too many heavily processed foods and too few nutrient-dense ones) during pregnancy is associated with child neurodevelopmental disorders at age 10 years, particularly attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a 2025 study published in Nature Metabolism. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark analyzed self-reported maternal dietary patterns at 24…

Behavioral Disorders and Excessive Sugar

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / September 6, 2022

People with a genetic predisposition to behavioral disorders had a greater risk of developing them if their diets were high in added sugars.

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