Based on research, synthetic food dyes do cause increased hyperactivity. Overall, they appear to affect only a minority of children with ADHD, but this still represents tens of thousands of children or more in the U.S.
Dr. Nigg:
Q: Why are you, and other experts, convinced that synthetic food dyes affect behavior in children with ADHD?in some children. The FDA, in fact, acknowledged this in its 2011 findings. That is enough to warn parents and, as I’ve said, consumer groups and scientists have made this recommendation to the FDA. The FDA has, to date, concluded that the data are not definitive enough for them to act.
critical weaknesses in the current food additives regulatory process, which doesn’t do enough to ensure all chemicals added to foods are safe enough to be part of a family’s diet.ADHD symptoms worsen. Children experience more hyperactivity and reduced attention and focus. There is some secondary evidence of effects on irritability, but most studies did not look at this formally. Food dyes probably make children with and without ADHD more irritable.
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