 A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee began weighing evidence Wednesday on whether dye additives in food affects behavior in children. The panel listened to testimony from doctors and scientists who contend that studies, although small in many cases, do show that some kids begin to show signs of hyperactivity once they are exposed to certain dye mixtures. The question is, should the FDA committee urge the agency to strengthen its regulation of these ingredients? According to the experts who testified, European companies already are dropping dyes including Blue #1, Yellow #5, Green #3 and others and substituting natural dyes for them. But the United States still allows artificial dyes, mostly for aesthetic reasons, not for taste. |
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Drink water, take your vitamins, and smoke weed. You'll live til you're 185.
What a crock! ADHD is "caused" parents who don't have the patience & focus to teach their children about patience & focus. People have been consuming food-grade dyes like these for decades with no ill effects. Too bad there is no test available for potential future parents. It could be called the FPAT: Future Parent Aptitude Test.
Yes, because documented defects in the brain concerning neurotransmitters have absolutely nothing to do with it. Is ADD and ADHD over diagnosed? There is a possibility. But it is a real disease, and if we can find things that prevent it from happening or lowering the effects by altering what people eat, then how is that a bad thing?
Um... none of the sodas in the picture are blue. Although I guess there could be some blue and yellow dye mixed together to make the green soda.
I still like my GF's Pink #69! It always calms me down.
Win, Richard. Win.