Prenatal unhealthy diet, insulin‐like growth factor 2 gene ( <i> <scp>IGF</scp> 2 </i> ) methylation, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in youth with early‐onset conduct problems

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BACKGROUND: Conduct problems (CP) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often comorbid and have each been linked to 'unhealthy diet'. Early-life diet also associates with DNA methylation of the insulin-like growth factor 2 gene (IGF2), involved in fetal and neural development. We investigated the degree to which prenatal high-fat and -sugar diet might relate to ADHD symptoms via IGF2 DNA...

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