Nutrition Blog

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects behaviour and is characterised by inattentiveness, impulsivity and distractibility. For many children, ADHD co-exists with some form of anxiety. The nutritional consequences of ADHD are far ranging and there is a huge amount of information out there making it difficult to separate fact from fiction. To make it more complicated, the issues vary according to the individual, as well as their environment

There has been a great deal of discussion about the effects of the most recent winter lockdown on our eating habits. The media widely reported a joint Ipsos Mori and King’s College survey of 2000 people indicating almost half had gained weight during this period. Marcus Rashford placed a spotlight on the importance of free school meals and problem of holiday hunger for those at risk of food insecurity. BEAT, the country’s leading Eating Disorder charity, reported a rise of 7