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Nature Outings Reduce ADHD Symptoms

By inkblot
August 27, 2004

The great outdoors provides great benefits to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

So says a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

The nationwide study of more than 400 5- to 18-year-old children with ADHD found that spending time outdoors enjoying nature on weekends and after school led to a significant reduction of ADHD symptoms.

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