ATTENTION DEFICIT LEADS TO OBESITY

• LAACK OF ATTENTION LEADS TO OBESITY

If you cannot lose weight despite all the diets you follow and are close to the obesity limit with your excess weight; You may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. According to researches; It is seen that 40% of those with severe obesity in adulthood have attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. These people fail the diets given because they have impulsive behavior disorders such as binge eating and lack attention and organization skills. Psychiatrist Dr. from US Psychiatry Institute. Hakan Karaş gave information about the relationship between attention deficit, hyperactivity and obesity.

• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Cause Weight Gain

Obesity It has become an increasing health problem in our country as well as in the world. Diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases, stroke, sleep apnea syndrome and some types of cancer are just some of the diseases caused by obesity... The higher your body mass index, that is, your healthy weight for your height, is above the limit, the more you are at risk for these diseases. means. An increasing number of studies show that Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, which causes attention deficit and impulse control disorder, is a cause of obesity not only in children and adolescents but also in adulthood. Therefore, those with obesity should be evaluated by a psychiatrist not only in terms of depression and anxiety disorders, but also in terms of whether they have attention deficit.
More than half of those with ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder), which is usually a childhood disease, In most of them, this disease continues into adulthood.

• They Fail in Their Diet

Research shows attention deficit both in childhood and adulthood. and shows that hyperactivity leads to obesity. It is observed that approximately 40% of those with severe obesity, especially in adulthood, have attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are more difficult to diagnose in adulthood Because of this, it becomes difficult for these people to diet and treat obesity.

• They Eat Uncontrollably Because They Have Impulsive Behavior Disorder

Lack of attention. and people with hyperactivity disorder may have difficulty controlling their impulses. At the beginning of these impulse control problems; Binge or uncontrolled eating is involved. Research shows that more than half of obesity patients have uncontrolled/binge eating disorder. Since binge eating disorder, which is an impulse control problem, is closely related to attention deficit and hyperactivity, these two psychiatric disorders coexist in obesity.

• It Causes Eating Addiction

Since Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder is associated with dopamine deficiency in the brain, addictions related to dopamine are very common in these people. Addictive substances increase dopamine in the reward centers of the brain. Research; It shows that people with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder are prone to many addictions, especially cocaine and alcohol addiction. Similar to these addictions, most patients with attention deficit and hyperactivity have food addiction. Because food, just like addictive substances, stimulates dopamine in the brain. Therefore, for these patients, food is not only a recreational substance, but also something that provides the missing brain stimulation.