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Food additives as bad as they look

Apr 11 07:16am

[IMG1 L] A study finds additives are responsible for a third of all hyperactive children

The news may not come as a surprise to many, but is nevertheless alarming.

These colourings are found in lollies, softdrinks, chips and even processed meats.

It seems that just as the general public has been trying to cut fat and sugar in their diets there has been an explosion in the use of artificial sweeteners and flavour enhancers.

The study

A Southampton study by Prof. Jim Stevenson proves additives affect children and not just ADHD sufferers.

The additives' effects include hyperactivity, aggression, concentration problems and restlessness

UK study warns of "E" additives- or artificial colourings

Here are the colourings you should look out for, along with their numbers:

Sunset yellow(110)
Carmoisine (122)
Tartrazine(102)
Ponceau 4R (124)
Sodium benzoate (211)

Experts hope this study will lead to clear labeling laws and even bans, as advertising is often misleading thay also recommend people read labels closely.

Avoid these additives from www.fedup.com.au

COLOURS

102,104,107,110,122,123,124,127,128,

129,132,133,142,151,155

natural colour 160b (annatto)

PRESERVATIVES

Sorbates 200-203

Benzoates 210-213

Sulphites 220-228

Nitrates, nitrites 249-252

Propionates 280-283

SYNTHETIC ANTIOXIDANTS

Gallates 310-312

TBHQ, BHA, BHT 319-321

FLAVOUR ENHANCERS

Glutamates incl MSG 620-625

Ribonucleotides 627, 631, 635

Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (HVP)

ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURS

No numbers since they are trade secrets

More Info

www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info

www.actiononadditives.com - from The Food Magazine publishers

A full breakdown of the colours

14 Comments Report Abuse

1. kage_secondlife - Apr 11 08:22am

My 4 year old son has autism and we have discovered that artificial colours ( in particular yellow) sends him ballistic, he won't sleep, is highly aggressive and likely to injure himself or us. By cutting out the colours we have a far nicer but still hyperactive child.

2. nufwining - Apr 11 08:24am

Thanks for the information..... but why stop there?
Can you answer me this.. it is legal to smoke, drink alchohol, but illegal to drink pure natural milk, straight from the cow.
The government experts will say that it is a safety issue, however history says otherwise.. rights? what rights?

3. christineglare - Apr 11 08:32am

31 years ago our son was diagnosed Hyperkinetic (ADHD) and put on American Fiengold Diet. No artificial food colours & flavours, avoid bright lights, colours, loud sounds. Amazing change in child and no need for Ritalin. I ran local group for information and saw many children changed with diet.

4. lindabailey7 - Apr 11 08:36am

My 7 year old son has ADD and the doctors wanted to put him on drugs and my husband & I looked at food additives. We now have a son that is well behaved and tries harder. Everything in my house is now home cooked. It's not as hard as it sounds, it's very easy.

5. burnettlorraine83 - Apr 11 09:29am

My son suffered the effects of food additives for many years. I found that the main additive that effected him was102 tartrazine, yellow colouring, was even added to strawberry milk. kids are so affected today as they don't play outside much anymore,thus they are not building up there ammune system

6. kdaalmeyer - Apr 11 12:14pm

Certain food additives have enormous effects on behaviour and learning ability. There are many alternatives available that are safe. If you live in Melbourne come on an Additive Audit shopping tour, or have a food intolerance expert talk to your group about food additives. www.additiveeducation.com.

7. paulj0365 - Apr 11 12:41pm

When my son was about 3 we put him on a reduced additive diet and it made a HUGE difference. His problem wasn't hyperactivity it was that certain additives made him aggressive and angry. Some of his triggers were ice-cream and orange juice. He is 15 now and a beautiful teenager.

8. turdtheburd68 - Apr 11 06:30pm

Now if only we could get these nasty additives out of our school canteens. I'm sure teachers and parent volunteers would notice the difference in and out of the classroom. Let's hope those who make the decisions about what we sell to children take notice.

9. redtrinity777 - Apr 12 11:13am

Sorry Sunrise, you left one out?

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER: Aspartame 951

Currently being banned from numerous countries, including the UK whose supermarkets recently voluntarily removed all products from its shelves which contained this toxin.

http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8 -4-8/68870.html

10. redtrinity777 - Apr 12 07:57pm

The above link works if the space is removed after the first 8.

Here is the article related to product removal from UK shelves, and Hawaii forwarding motion to have it banned:

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/s tory.aspx?e24a00b2-64d3-47dc-9ea1-0 ee921b0d7be

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