The link between food coloring and ADHD
(Attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder)
(Attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder)
A British study shows the link between food dyes and ADHD. The study consisted of 300 children broken into two groups: One group that participated in the study included 153 children ages 3, and the other group composed of 144 children ages 8 and 9 years old. The first group (A) of the test had the dyes and preservatives of, Sunset yellow, Carmoisine, Tartrazine, Ponceau and Sodium benzoate a preservative. The second group (B) of the test had the dyes and preservatives of: Sodium benzoate, Sunset yellow, Carmoisine, Quinoline yellow and Allura red. The third group (C) of the test were placebos. The older children showed a significant adverse effect from the test of dyes in both A and B. The younger children seemed to show an adverse effect only with the dyes that were in group A (Bauchner, M.D., 2007).
The same study suggested artificial colours and sodium benzoate preservative individually or when both were presented in a child's diet increased in hyperactivity in 3 year olds and the 8 and 9 years old in the general population. (Prof Jim Stevenson PhD a
).
ADHD is a behavioral disorder that affects 8% to 10% of school age children and boys are more likely to have the disorder. ADHD is defined as hyperactivity, trouble concentrating and at times uncontrollable actions by the child. Children also experience fidgety behavior and have a difficult time sitting still and have poor coordination (Domoto, M, M., Ed., 1998).
Bauchner, MD. (2007). Food Additives---Do they Cause Hyperactivity? Journal Watch. 2007; 6(11). Massachusetts Medical Society. retrieved April 21, 2011, from Food Additives -- Do They Cause Hyperactivity?
Domoto M., M.Ed., (1998). is a clinical developmental
specialist with Penn State Geisinger Health System,
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Retrieved
April 21, 2011, from What is ADHD?
Prof Jim Stevenson PhD a. Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3 year-year-old and 8/9-year old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trail. The Lancet, Vol. 370, Iss. 9598, Pg. 1560-1567, November 3, 2007. doi:10.1016/So140-6736(07)61306-3. Retrieved April 21, 2011, from Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial : The Lancet
The same study suggested artificial colours and sodium benzoate preservative individually or when both were presented in a child's diet increased in hyperactivity in 3 year olds and the 8 and 9 years old in the general population. (Prof Jim Stevenson PhD a
).ADHD is a behavioral disorder that affects 8% to 10% of school age children and boys are more likely to have the disorder. ADHD is defined as hyperactivity, trouble concentrating and at times uncontrollable actions by the child. Children also experience fidgety behavior and have a difficult time sitting still and have poor coordination (Domoto, M, M., Ed., 1998).
Bauchner, MD. (2007). Food Additives---Do they Cause Hyperactivity? Journal Watch. 2007; 6(11). Massachusetts Medical Society. retrieved April 21, 2011, from Food Additives -- Do They Cause Hyperactivity?
Domoto M., M.Ed., (1998). is a clinical developmental
specialist with Penn State Geisinger Health System,
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Retrieved
April 21, 2011, from What is ADHD?
Prof Jim Stevenson PhD a
. Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3 year-year-old and 8/9-year old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trail. The Lancet, Vol. 370, Iss. 9598, Pg. 1560-1567, November 3, 2007. doi:10.1016/So140-6736(07)61306-3. Retrieved April 21, 2011, from Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial : The Lancet
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