I think that there's enough out there about the effects of chemicalized foods on our children's health that we need to start paying attention. And changing what we're feeding our children or what they're being fed ... in the form of advertising and marketing. I received this e-mail from THE SLOW COOK.
A new study published recently in the British medical journal The Lancet, and described in some depth by The New York Times,
finds that food additives do in fact cause hyperactivity in children...
The
study followed three sets of children — aged 3, 8 and 9 — for six weeks,
giving them drinks with artificial colors and food additives such as sodium benzoate. A control group was given drinks that looked the same but did not contain the additives.
The
children who consumed the additives were then evaluated by parents,
teachers and computer tests. The results? The kids who ate the nasty
stuff showed signs of hyperactivity within a half-hour of consumption.
Researchers
say some children are more sensitive than others, and there are
undoubtedly other factors at work in children who are hyperactive. But food additives are one thing parents concerned about hyperactivity can control by eliminating them from the diet.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, anyone?
The good news is that there IS a lot we can do to change this ... one step at a time. And it starts with US!
I think that there's enough out there about the effects of chemicalized foods on our children's health that we need to start paying attention. And changing what we're feeding our children or what they're being fed ... in the form of advertising and marketing. I received this e-mail from THE SLOW COOK.
The good news is that there IS a lot we can do to change this ... one step at a time. And it starts with US!