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ADHD Warning - Nutrition by Natalie
As the video above points out, the medical profession and food production industry have long disputed the idea that diet has any bearing on ADHD. But a recent study published in the prestigious British medical journal, Lancet, and reported in a Time Magazine Article provides hard evidence that certain food chemicals do in fact increase ADHD symptoms.
The video and the article linked to above go into greater detail. For those of you who watch the video, the food that Natalie so eloquently refers to as “crap” includes the vast majority of processed foods, particularly those with bright colors intended to appeal to kids.
Due to the research findings, the British government has issued an advisory to parents recommending that they limit the foods they give to their children that contain artificial colors and dyes and/or the preservative sodium benzoate. I would take it a step further and recommend that parents eliminate these foods from their children’s diets altogether. Kids being kids, they will probably still get such foods occasionally when at school or at the homes of friends, but if you eliminate them at home, this will minimize their exposure to these harmful food additives.
Tags: ADHD, artificial colors, diet, food additives, food dyes, nutrition, preservatives, research, sodium benzoate
