Hyperactivity in Kids Is Caused by Food Additives
Food is wreaking havoc on kids. Artificial food colorings and benzoate preservatives increase hyperactive behavior in preschool children, according to a new report in the June 2004 Archives of Disease in Childhood. Dr. John O. Warner from Southampton General Hospital, U.K., and colleagues studied the impact of artificial food colorings and benzoate preservatives on the behavior of 277 preschool children. At the start, 36 children had hyperactivity and allergies, 75 were only hyperactive, 79 had only allergies, and 87 did not have either condition.
The result of the study: Parents' ratings of their children's hyperactivity fell after withdrawal of food additives from the children's diets. And there was an increase in hyperactivity when food additives were re-introduced. Parental hyperactivity ratings increased significantly when children were exposed to food additives regardless of their hyperactivity status or the presence of allergies at the start of the study. “Additives do have an effect on overactive behavior independent of baseline allergic and behavioral status,” Warner told Reuters Health.
The result of the study: Parents' ratings of their children's hyperactivity fell after withdrawal of food additives from the children's diets. And there was an increase in hyperactivity when food additives were re-introduced. Parental hyperactivity ratings increased significantly when children were exposed to food additives regardless of their hyperactivity status or the presence of allergies at the start of the study. “Additives do have an effect on overactive behavior independent of baseline allergic and behavioral status,” Warner told Reuters Health.
If you or your children suffer from hyperkinetic disorder" or "attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD), make certain to avoid junk foods. Choose to have healthier menus, using organic foods, and transition to organic ingredients (no pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, irradiation or genetically engineered ingredients). Read the food labels and look out especially for the following chemicals:
• Sunset yellow (E110 or FD&C Yellow 6) is a dye used in, among other foods, orange jellies
and squashes, apricot jam and packet soups. It's also in Smarties, and at least one variety of
Lucozade (a popular British and now also American sports drink).
• Tartrazine (E102 or FD&C Yellow 5), one of the more controversial coloring additives used in
the U.K., is another yellow dye used in fizzy drinks, ice cream, sweets and jams.
• Carmoisine (E122 or Red 3), a red dye, is used in jellies, sweets, blancmanges, marzipan and cheesecake mixes. You'll also find it in novelty cakes.
• Ponceau 4R (E124 or Red 7), also red, is used in European tinned fruit, jellies and salamis.
Smarties and Simpson's cakes also contain it.
In addition to the devastating effects of additives in children (and adults), the excessive consumption of sugar by children has highly destructive effects on their development. It sows the seeds for many illnesses, including diabetes and obesity. A 1998 study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association showed that children get 20% of their daily calories from sugar. Kids consume on average 29 teaspoons of added refined sugar each day. Every year, teenagers eat 93 pounds of refined sugar on average. I’m afraid this amount has only continued to grow since these figures were researched. Sugar consists, however, of “empty” calories that have no nutritional value for the body whatsoever. Sugar robs the body of precious minerals and makes the immune system vulnerable to pathogens. It has led to the enormous obesity problem among children today.
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This is an extract from the book TIMELESS SECRETS OF HEALTH & REJUVENATION, available on http://www.ener-chi.com/book.htm
• Sunset yellow (E110 or FD&C Yellow 6) is a dye used in, among other foods, orange jellies
and squashes, apricot jam and packet soups. It's also in Smarties, and at least one variety of
Lucozade (a popular British and now also American sports drink).
• Tartrazine (E102 or FD&C Yellow 5), one of the more controversial coloring additives used in
the U.K., is another yellow dye used in fizzy drinks, ice cream, sweets and jams.
• Carmoisine (E122 or Red 3), a red dye, is used in jellies, sweets, blancmanges, marzipan and cheesecake mixes. You'll also find it in novelty cakes.
• Ponceau 4R (E124 or Red 7), also red, is used in European tinned fruit, jellies and salamis.
Smarties and Simpson's cakes also contain it.
In addition to the devastating effects of additives in children (and adults), the excessive consumption of sugar by children has highly destructive effects on their development. It sows the seeds for many illnesses, including diabetes and obesity. A 1998 study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association showed that children get 20% of their daily calories from sugar. Kids consume on average 29 teaspoons of added refined sugar each day. Every year, teenagers eat 93 pounds of refined sugar on average. I’m afraid this amount has only continued to grow since these figures were researched. Sugar consists, however, of “empty” calories that have no nutritional value for the body whatsoever. Sugar robs the body of precious minerals and makes the immune system vulnerable to pathogens. It has led to the enormous obesity problem among children today.
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This is an extract from the book TIMELESS SECRETS OF HEALTH & REJUVENATION, available on http://www.ener-chi.com/book.htm
Posted by Andreas Moritz at August 22, 2011 
Categories: children's health
Tags: children falling ill food additives hyperactivity
Categories: children's health
Tags: children falling ill food additives hyperactivity
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