Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might contribute to obesity by reducing physical activity – a relationship that can also be mediated by the features of the urban environment in which a person lives.
That is the conclusion of a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Complex Systems by Tian Gan, Rayan Succar, and Maurizio Porfiri of the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University, USA, and Simone Macrì of the Italian National Institute of Health, Italy.
In the new study, researchers used data from 915 U.S. cities to explore how impulsivity and obesity vary with city size and urban conditions. They found that both obesity and ADHD are less common in larger cities.
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