Teenagers with allergies at greater depression risk

Teenagers with food allergies are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study reveals.

The mothers of teenagers with food allergies are more likely than the kids themselves to report they are suffering from emotional and behavioural problems such as depression, anxiety or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition in which a person has trouble paying attention to and focusing on tasks, the findings showed.

“It’s also clear that these problems are not just a phase, teens with food allergies are more likely to have mental health problems into adulthood,” said Mark Ferro, assistant professor at the McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.

In a study involving 1,300 children, the researchers found that about a third of teenagers with food allergies reported that they had emotional and behavioural problems.
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