Food Additives and ADHD - New Study

A new study links symptoms of ADHD to food coloring and the preservative sodium benzoate.

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• ADHD
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• hyperative
• attention
• deficit
• diet
• PDD
• autism
• aspergers
• preservatives
• food
• coloring
• benzoate
• children

[Jane6808]

The amount of dyes used in the study was very small, even though the 4 ounces of candy you showed seemed like a lot. It's not a good comparison since most of the candy weight is from sugar and the dyes in the study were added to drinks. Please remember that the children in the study were not getting dyes in their cereal, beverage, vitamins, medicine, toothpaste, mac & cheese, etc.

[atwhite57]

All good points. I think we should find safe substitutes for the dyes and preservatives, and regulate them closely. No china!

[godzghoti]

You addressed one of my criticisms with this study.That is the amount of additives they had. It's like when they pumped tons of coffee sweetener into lab rats everyday for months and concluded that it causes cancer. My other question is how do they know it was the colorings and additives? Were other parts of the children's diets and lifestyles monitored to rule out these possibilities?

[atwhite57]

I agree that they did not take food histories to compare the amount of dye that the children actually ate compared with the experiment. The "candy" measure tells you it is in the range of possible. There are certainly many other possibilites which may affect behavior, but the bad stuff was compared to a control drink.

[666sigma]

No real shock. They were blaming processed foods when I was a kid. It's kind of amazing that 40 years later someone is finally doing a study - even then they did not try to isolate the offending substances.

[atwhite57]

But this will spur further work.

[rinaweb]

search youtube for msg - there are plenty of vids on that additive

ive heard natrium glutamate affects kids behavior making them hyperactive

my bottom line, after all ive read and seen - avoid all additives, as much as u can, they were never meant to appear in your body.

learn to cook and enjoy the natural taste of products.

[russhurley]

great, but why are you hiding in a cupboard?

[yogabagaba93]

@atwhite57 DONT BE SO RACIST. i like china and rice

[yogabagaba93]

LOL 'come outta the closet'



[InformedChoice]

True that we have to consider stigma that will be associated with special diets, but baseline...what's important....our children's feelings or their health?

[AzulDiamond93]

BORRRRRRRINGGGGGGG...bring the kids in geeezzz!

[CDB8510]

And if all fails, pidgion and finch traps (lol >:))

[CDB8510]

@atwhite57: A small greenhouse garden would be a fun project I think.

Takes up time, so only a traditional household could sustain such.

Onions/Leeks, garlic, oregano, potatoes, cabbages, and most types of squash are easy cold weather to grow. Perhaps chick-peas and lentils too.

Chickens and Rabbits are nice and manageable.

You can also make your own plastics with starches, corn starch, oil, water, makes nice resine.

[CDB8510]

@yuri35434: Zeolite is the best for that. The stuff is used to filter aquariums. It is gentle on the system and does a good job.

Chelation, in conjunction with regulated diet, can help rid the afflicted gentleman with any of his ADD/ADHD related issues.

[montsyblackmadonna]

I didn't start watching this video for the weather forecast.

[yuri35434]

Have to tried chelating treatment for your son? They can help removed mercury and lead from the body, not the prescription chelating agents as they are dangerous but ALA and modified citrus pectin are good. Also try the supplement piracetam.