----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "brinl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 2:12 PM Subject: [Listref] Food Additives and Hyperactivity
> In response to an article I posted which found 'no > measurable effect' on children's behavior from sugar > ingestion, GaryN noted that his daughter definitely > reacts to certain food additives/foods WRT her ADHD > (and I that type of grain supplement certainly affects > horse behavior); here is a report (mentioned I think > in that article) which does find some behavioral > changes, not only in children with ADHD, but in > 'typical' children as well, with certain food > additives. [This article is 3 pages long; I only > excerpt a bit.] > > http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/87/99567.htm?pagenumber=1 > > "May 24, 2004 -- Artificial food colorings, > preservatives, and other additives may play a role in > increasing hyperactive behavior among young children, > a new study suggests. British researchers found > removing food additives from the diet of a group of > 3-year-olds caused a reduction in the children's > hyperactive behavior reported by their parents. And > when the food colorings and preservatives were added > back into the children's diets, the parents reported > an increase in hyperactivity...However, although the > parents reported significant changes in hyperactive > behavior, the study showed no significant differences > on clinical tests of hyperactivity related to the food > additives..." > Children ages 2-5 seem to be especially sensitive to colorings and other additives. I know we were careful to keep my son away from red and yellow colorings when he was that age. But as he got older he seemed to be able to channel that stimulation into other more tolerable behaviors. According to my Ex, my step-daughter was stimulated by wheat products and had to be kept away from them for a couple of years. She called it an allergy, but I don't think that is quite an accurate description. xponent Feel The Rush Maru rob
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