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What Are Food Additives Really Doing to Your Children
By Jon Rappoport, Investigative Reporter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007. Last week, a startling British study of 300 young children, published in the respected journal Lancet, revealed that food additives are linked to hyperactive behavior.
Authors of the University of Southampton study wrote, "adverse effects are not just seen in children with extreme [prior] hyperactivity, but can also be seen in the general population"
According to Reuters, the additives tested included: "sunset yellow coloring, carmoisin, tartrazine, ponceau 4R, sodium benzoate, and other colors."
Dr. Sue Baic, a dietician at the University of Bristol, called the study "well designed and potentially very important."
Press reports on the study are ignoring the subject of ADHD itself. ADHD is the formal name given to hyperactivity, and if food additives are causing this condition, what about the tower of medical research dedicated to proving that ADHD is the result of a brain abnormality?
The whole medical foundation for ADHD is built on the premise that some common brain malfunction is at the root of the problem. On that basis, amphetamine-type drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are being given to millions of children.
But is there a clear-cut medical definition of ADHD, or are we really talking about hyperactive behaviors brought on by a variety of causes---such as food additives?
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