[ **up: [[Wellbeing]]** ] --- # Nutrition ## Nutrition and ADHD - The [[ADHD]] brain’s hunt for [[Dopamine|dopamine]] will naturally lead it to all kinds of food and drink. - For example: - [[Caffeine]] boosts dopamine levels.[^1] - Simple carbs break down rapidly into sugar, which stimulates dopamine release.[^1] - People with ADHD are likely to engage with dysregulated eating.[^1] [^1]: Linda Roggli, ‘ADHD at the Center: A Whole-Life, Whole-Person Condition’, *[['ADDitude Magazine'|'ADDitude Magazine']]*, updated 12 December 2023, https://www.additudemag.com/areas-of-life-health-relationships-career-adhd/.