What Joe Wicks REALLY thinks about ADHD and poor diet - fitness star speaks out after being slammed for linking brain condition to eating 'Wagon Wheels and jam sandwiches'
Daily MailFitness guru Joe Wicks has denied claiming that ultraprocessed food could trigger ADHD, months after he was slammed for saying his hyperactive behaviour in childhood was down to 'Wagon Wheels and jam sandwiches'. Appearing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Headliners podcast in April, the father of-four appeared to suggest that some diagnoses of the brain condition could 'stem back to the diet and foods that we're eating'. But in a fresh interview, Wicks, 39, who rose to prominence with his PE with Joe workout videos during Covid lockdowns, said he wasn't 'saying that ADHD is caused by poor diet'. Appearing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Headliners podcast in April, the nation's favourite work-out guru appeared to suggest that some diagnoses could 'stem back to the diet and foods that we're eating' Fascinating graphs show how ADHD prescriptions have risen over time, with the patient demographic shifting from children to adults with women in particular now driving the increase 'And I said something that offended some people in the ADHD community.
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