Many parents ask me about the effects of diet and food additives on kids with ADHD, so I wanted to weigh in on this topic.
In a well-known UK study last year, the effects of artificial food color and additives (AFCA) on kids found that food additives make hyperactive behaviors more pronounced in children as young as 3 and up to middle childhood, around 9 years of age.The study foundthat a significant though small group of children exhibited hyperactivity as a result of drinking a specially concocted drink containing food colors and preservatives.
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Many parents ask me about the effects of diet and food additives on kids with ADHD, so I wanted to weigh in on this topic.
In a well-known UK study last year, the effects of artificial food color and additives (AFCA) on kids found that food additives make hyperactive behaviors more pronounced in children as young as 3 and up to middle childhood, around 9 years of age.The study foundthat a significant though small group of children exhibited hyperactivity as a result of drinking a specially concocted drink containing food colors and preservatives.
Read the rest of this entry »