Common symptoms that children who are sensitive to red 40 dye experience include severe temper tantrums, fidgeting, aggression, inability to focus, and nervousness.
The dye has also been linked to physical symptoms such as stomachaches and headaches. Red 40 dye, a food additive that has an orange-red tone, can be difficult to avoid because it is not only found in red food or drink items, but can also be combined with dyes of other colors.
Parents of ADHD children who becoming increasingly hyperactive after ingesting red 40 may see a significant improvement in behavior after the dye is removed from their diet.
Consider the case of Robert, a year-old that was recently imaged at Amen Clinics. His parents noticed that whenever Robert ate or drank something bright red, his behavior became aggressive and hostile.
He would easily cry and storm off in a huff or throw things. They brought him to Amen Clinics to confirm their suspicions that he was reacting to these food additives. Once they removed Red Dye 40 from his diet, his behavior improved dramatically. In , a carefully designed, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the journal The Lancet concluded that a variety of common food dyes and the preservative sodium benzoate cause some children to become measurably more hyperactive and distracted.
They also advised the food industry to voluntarily remove the six food dyes named in the study and replace them with natural alternatives. Consequently, if you eat a Nutri-Grain cereal bar in the US, it will contain artificial color, including Red But that same bar in the UK contains only non-artificial coloring. In fact, the UK branches of Wal-Mart, Kraft, Coca-Cola, and Mars removed artificial colors, sodium benzoate, and aspartame from their product lines as a result of consumer pressure and government recommendations — back in In the US, however, the FDA continues to allow these toxic ingredients in countless popular foods, including those marketed directly to children.
Sadly, the FDA decided that warning labels are not necessary on US foods that contain these ingredients. New research by Purdue University scientists, published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, reports on the dye content of scores of breakfast cereals, candies, baked goods, and other foods. Recently a few in the food industry have taken steps toward addressing the issue. Last November Kraft announced they were reducing the amount of red and orange dyes in their cheese powders, dimming the hue from Day-Glo to simple yellow.
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Other kids eat one cupcake with pink frosting and are hyperactive for several hours afterwards. This difference among kids may even be genetic. The genetic differences between kids sensitive to food dyes and those not sensitive to food dyes is shown in an excellent study by Dr.
Stevenson and his colleagues , also at the University of Southampton. As for me and my family, we are not strict adherents to the Feingold diet. Too much sugar has also been associated with hyperactive behavior in kids. We avoid too much sugar and calories by limiting juice and sugary drinks. Getting our four young kids to eat well and finding the time to cook healthy meals has been the hardest part.
Free junk food for kids seems to be everywhere, and we are a busy family of six with two working parents. If this diet helps your child, go for it.
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