• Mayo Clinic Minute: Obesity and ADHD

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    Vivien Williams

side view of an overweight woman

Obesity and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are common conditions in the United States. Research led by experts at Mayo Clinic shows there is a connection between the two. In a study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the researchers found that for women, there is an association between having ADHD as a child and being obese as an adult. Reporter Vivien Williams has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute.

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