Aim This study presents dietary intake and physical activity in a large nationally representative sample of children adolescents Sweden. It also reports the protocol for Generation Pep Study that will be used yearly repeated measurements. Methods A random aged 4–17 years living Sweden was invited to fill Web-based questionnaire on activity. For participants <12 years, parents were asked togethe...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey •During 2012-2013, an estimated annual average of 6.1 million physician office visits were made by children aged 4-17 years with a primary diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). •The ADHD visit rate among children aged 4-17 years was more than twice as high for boys (147 per 1,000 boys) as for girls (62 pe...

OBJECTIVE Poor nutrition is thought to predispose to externalizing behavior problems, but to date there appear to have been no prospective longitudinal studies testing this hypothesis. This study assessed whether 1) poor nutrition at age 3 years predisposes to antisocial behavior at ages 8, 11, and 17 years, 2) such relationships are independent of psychosocial adversity, and 3) IQ mediates the...