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OK not so much, but additives and preservatives are now being linked to an increase in ADD and hyperactivity.
Stop feeding your family processed crap!
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From Forbes:
Food Additives Could Fuel Hyperactivity in Kids
09.06.07, 12:00 AM ET
THURSDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Some common food colorings and preservatives appear to increase the risk of hyperactive behavior among children, British researchers report.
The link between food additives and hyperactivity has long been suspected, but this is the first study to show a direct connection.
The findings have already caused the British government's Food Standards Agency, which funded the study, to issue a warning to parents about food additives.
"Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an increasingly common problem, and theories abound to account for that," said Dr. David Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine. "Among them is the notion that food additives induce hyperactivity."
Despite this apparent connection, Katz cautioned that the increasing number of children with ADHD cannot be blamed on food additives alone.
"No one factor is solely responsible for rising rates of ADHD," Katz said. "Along with the hazards of a highly processed food supply, children are getting less and less physical activity as a means of dissipating their native rambunctiousness."
In the study, Jim Stevenson, a professor of psychology at the University of Southampton, and his colleagues gave drinks containing additives to 297 children. The children were in two groups: 3-year-olds and 8- and 9-year-olds. The drinks contained artificial food coloring and additives such as sodium benzoate, a preservative.
These concoctions were similar to the drinks that are commercially available. The amount of additives were also similar to what is found in one or two servings of candy a day, according to the report.
As a control, some children were given drinks without additives, according to the report in the Sept. 6 issue of The Lancet.
Over the six weeks of the trial, Stevenson's team found that children in both age groups who drank the drinks containing additives displayed significantly more hyperactive behavior. These children also had shorter attention spans. However, which specific additives caused specific behavioral problems is not known, the researchers said.
One of the additives, sodium benzoate, has been linked to cell damage in a previous study, and to an increased for cancer. Sodium benzoate is found in Coca-Cola, Pepsi Max and Diet Pepsi, and in many fruit drinks.
Other additives assessed in the study include a number of colorings -- sunset yellow (E110), found in fruity drinks; carmoisine (E122), a red coloring often added to jams; ponceau 4R (E124), a red food coloring; tartrazine (E102), found in lollipops and carbonated drinks; quinoline yellow (E104), a food coloring; and allura red AC (E129), and orange-red food dye.
"Although the use of artificial coloring in food manufacture might seem to be superfluous, the same cannot be said for sodium benzoate, which has an important preservative function. The implications of these results for the regulation of food additive use could be substantial," the researchers conclude.
Based on these findings, the British government's Food Standards Agency cautioned parents to be on the lookout for hyperactive behavior linked to food additives.
"Parents of children showing signs of hyperactivity are being advised that cutting out certain artificial food colors from their diets might have some beneficial effects on their behavior," the agency said on its Web site.
"However, we need to remember that there are many factors associated with hyperactive behavior in children. These are thought to include genetic factors, being born prematurely, or environment and upbringing," Dr, Andrew Wadge, chief scientist at the Food Standards Agency, said in a statement.
Insights about the causes of ADHD should help parents implement preventive strategies which are urgently needed, Katz noted. "A healthful, unadulterated diet and regular physical activity seem like a good place to start," he added.
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Dr. Mulli also concluded that lollipops and carbonated drinks also contain sugar, an additive linked to hyperactivity, ADD, cavities, and global warming.
Sounds like the alternative is just quit eating.. Blame someone..
I get so tired with people telling others what to do instead of attacking the real problem..
Its so easy to say hey! Blacks folks kill each other, they were born that way, and rap music is the problem.. How would these black people have any idea what to talk about if it wasnt a problem to begin with? Completely blowing off the real problem..
I hate folks preaching to me when they cant understand the real problem..
And scthud, I aint attacking you, Im just saying until you do something about it, talking about it in the manner you do wont change a damn thing..
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Huh? Usually I follow Gee, but in this case the guy is completely right. Processed foods and everything not organic is wreaking havoc on our kids. There are several examples of kids "developing" early due to hormones in the meats, dairy and produce they ingest. Girls having periods earlier and earlier, etc.
Our foods are TERRIBLE for us, because of all the processing. Buy organic as much as you can, especially (most importantly) in the meats and dairy sections. If you have kids, feed them as much organic foods as you can.
The real problem is that our farming process and manufacturing process is putting out foods that hurt our kids and us.
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Dr. Mulli also concluded that lollipops and carbonated drinks also contain sugar, an additive linked to hyperactivity, ADD, cavities, and global warming.
Damn it, I knew there was something secret about Tootsie Rolls.
Sounds like the alternative is just quit eating.. Blame someone..
I get so tired with people telling others what to do instead of attacking the real problem..
Its so easy to say hey! Blacks folks kill each other, they were born that way, and rap music is the problem.. How would these black people have any idea what to talk about if it wasnt a problem to begin with? Completely blowing off the real problem..
I hate folks preaching to me when they cant understand the real problem..
And scthud, I aint attacking you, Im just saying until you do something about it, talking about it in the manner you do wont change a damn thing..
I remember when I used to love drunk Gee threads. Itds obvious, based on both the time stamp of your diatribe, AND how completely WRONG you are that youve had a few...
Im not preaching about something that I dont know what the real problem is. I KNOW that our food supply is riddled with scientific BS that is harming our bodies. Its been proven. Im simply trying to make people aware of these issues by posting articles and sharing my opinions on the matter. Do with it what you want, Gee. Keep on drinking HiC and Gatorade and eating slim jims. I really dont care. But there are people who do. I am doing something about it by the way. Im NOT buying processed garbage for my family. Im taking the time to choose wisely at the grocery store when buying premade foods and I'm buying at farmers markets. Not supporting the processed foods industry may be a small step, but its what Im capable of doing. IM also capable of sounding off about it, as I do here, often, and Im capable of cooking food professionally using only the best ingredients, and I do that, to the degree that I'm able, not being in charge of my own kitchen.
What are you doing? Ridding yourself of a hangover with some more Bromonated Vegetable Oil filled sports beverage, no doubt. Find a mirror, and look in it, dude.
Just read it from the link in your other post. I agree with it, but could honestly never do it. If General Tsos chicken was sin the diet, we could talk...
Just read it from the link in your other post. I agree with it, but could honestly never do it. If General Tsos chicken was sin the diet, we could talk...
Will power. It is not hard to get used to at all. Doesn't take very long to lose all the cravings for the crap that most people love to taste. Beats all Hell out of obesity, diabetes, cancer, et al.
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