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50 years ago, scientists thought coffee might treat hyperactivity
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50 years ago, scientists wondered if a cup of joe could help kids with ADHD. Today, the jury’s still out.

[Hyperactive] children are sometimes given amphetamines to calm them down.… [A researcher] took 11 such children off medication and gave them one cup of coffee at breakfast and lunch…. Teachers and parents rated the children as less hyperactive during the three-week period they were getting coffee instead of amphetamines.Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder affects about 6 million U.S. children.

. C­affeine also boosts dopa­mine, but evidence that coffee or other caffeinated foods relieve ADHD symptoms is sparse and inconsistent.

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