Web MD / study on Colors & Additives /ADHD & another LIST,too.

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Hi from Sue,

Yes I agree with Dana... food colors and dyes,etc.. should be avoided.

But first --my comments-- before the study below...Having been president of CHADD of Roseville & Greater Sacramento (Children & Adults with Attention Deficit disorder) from 1989--1995--- I always made sure we had resources for DIETS in our support library... EVEN though - the doctors would often discourage anyone from using them. (I retired from that volunteer job... in 1995.. but still kept my membership,etc..and am close friends with professional in the local group.) WELL--- When Mc Carthy made news last year I RE-connected with the National Chadd Advisory board per EMAIL---and was GLAD to hear they've expanded their options to include natural alternatives... and have workshops on such research as below and have talked about the studies I posted on ADHD earlier today.with ZINC and the other nutrients listed. IN FACT DR. L. Eugene ARNOLD is finishing up his 2008 ZINC studies on ADHD and will be presenting again at the national conf. in NOVEMBER... So for the most current info... you can go to that conf. or get CD's of his workshop afterward. Just google CHADD for details.

Below is a Study he (Dr. L. Eugene Arnold) cited last year about dyes and colorings.:

This article is from the WebMD News Archive

Artificial Colors, Additives Boost Hyperactive Behavior in Toddlers and Children, Study Shows

By Kathleen DohenyWebMD Health News

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Sept. 6, 2007 -- Artificial coloring and preservatives in food can increase hyperactivity in kids, a new British study shows.

Researchers from the University of Southampton in the U.K. evaluated the effects of drinks containing artificial colors and additives on 3-year-old and 8- and 9-year-old British kids and found that the additives made hyperactive behavior worse -- at least up to middle childhood.

The link between such food additives and hyperactivity has been long debated. "The importance of our work is that effects have been found for 3-year-old and for 8- and 9-year-old children in the general population, not just for those diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), " says Jim son, PhD, professor of psychology at the university and a co-author of the study, published online Sept. 6 in The Lancet. "The size of the effects is similar to that found for children with ADHD."

The U.K. Study

The researchers evaluated the effects of different "cocktails" of beverages containing artificial food colors and other additives in 153 3-year-olds and 144 8- and 9-year-olds from the general population. In all, 267 of the 297 children completed the study and were evaluated by teachers and parents for behavior changes after drinking the trio of beverages.

The children drank two types of beverages with food additives commonly found in sweets, beverages, and other foods, and then a placebo drink (one with no additives). One mix had artificial colorings, including sunset yellow (also called E110), carmoisine (E122), tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), and the preservative sodium benzoate. Another beverage mix included the current average daily consumption of food additives by the two age ranges of children and included quinoline yellow (E104), allura red (E129) , sunset yellow, carmoisine, and sodium benzoate.

Teachers and parents evaluated behaviors after the children drank each type of beverage, and the older children also were tested on their attention spans.

Study Findings

The older children's behavior was adversely affected by both of the mixtures with additives, compared with placebo, son's group found.

The younger children had more hyperactivity with the first mixture compared with placebo, but their responses to the second beverage varied greatly.

Perspective and Reaction

About 2 million children in the U.S. have ADHD, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The link between food additives and hyperactivity in children has been debated for many decades, says Clemens, DrPH, a professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and a spokesman for the Institute of Food Technologists.

1 | 2 Next Page > google the study for more info...

( NOTE: THIS ----2nd Source IS --NOT RELATED TO THE ONE ABOVE) --but may be helpful.

=NEXT is another list from the FEINGOLD diet of things to avoid for certain kids..but google feingold diet to see old studies and debates....(Just like all diets they work for some and not for others.)

The following is a complete list of synthetic food dyes and colours and some of the preservatives and antioxidants currently used by food manufacturers that should be avoided while on the Feingold Food Programme.

Food Dyes and Colours

E102 Tartrazine

E104 Quinoline Yellow

E110 Sunset Yellow FCF

E122 Carmoisine or Azorubine

E123 Amaranth

E124 Ponceau 4R or Cochineal

E127 Erythrosine B5

E128 Red 2G

E129 Allura Red AC

E131 Patent Blue

E132 Indigo carmine or Indigotine

E133 Brilliant Blue FCF

E142 Green S (Acid Brilliant Grn)

E151 Black PN (Brilliant Black BN)

E154 Brown FK (kipper brown)

E155 Brown HT

E161(g) Canthaxanthin

E173 Aluminium

E180 Pigment Rubine