Washington – When it comes to food, we live in a colorful world, especially in treats for kids. But what if those artificial dyes completely change your child’s behavior? There may be a possible link between food coloring and attention deficit disorder.
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Those bright colors in cereal, candy, drinks, even vitamins appealing to kids, but could they also be life-altering?
For people with sensitivity to these items, it can cause problems says Dr. Cathleen London, a family practitioner in Brookline MA. “There is something to this combination in bodies; it’s an irritant to the nervous system.”
You need to closely check labels. Even the colors in some toothpastes and the pink in medications like amoxicillin are out. [wbztv]
Mark, stop acting like an ostrich. Kids today have so many health issues the likes of which never existed 30 years ago. The chemicals found in most of the foods we eat are especially harmful for children.
And no I am not diminishing anyone who has this… provided it is real.
Well if thats the case EVERYONE would be walking around with ADD. This is crazy.
The problem is that shrinks have so much time on their hands and the need to come up with additional mishigasen they jumble letters for their own personal use!
you know it could be. When i give my kids licorice they get headaches.