Comments on: Food Additives Linked to Hyperactivity in Children http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jody Davison http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-23086 Jody Davison Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:58:08 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.greenoptions.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-23086 Thanks so much for this information! I have been aware of the link between food dyes and hyperactivity for some time, but this week I have had a hyperactive 22 mo old little boy and find this information especially pertinent. Ben has never been hyper before, and I have assumed this week was due to his trying to sleep in a big boy bed and not being adjusted yet. However, he has had some Easter candy also, colored with dyes, of course. So it certainly is food for thought. (Thought for food?) Anyway, as a nanny, it is difficult to get busy parents to pay attention to little details like the ingredients in snack foods. It really does matter and make a difference though. Thanks for the good work! Jody Davison, South Carolina Thanks so much for this information! I have been aware of the link between food dyes and hyperactivity for some time, but this week I have had a hyperactive 22 mo old little boy and find this information especially pertinent. Ben has never been hyper before, and I have assumed this week was due to his trying to sleep in a big boy bed and not being adjusted yet. However, he has had some Easter candy also, colored with dyes, of course. So it certainly is food for thought. (Thought for food?) Anyway, as a nanny, it is difficult to get busy parents to pay attention to little details like the ingredients in snack foods. It really does matter and make a difference though. Thanks for the good work!
Jody Davison, South Carolina

]]> By: Food Additives Are Hurting Our Children : Green and Clean Mom ™ http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1107 Food Additives Are Hurting Our Children : Green and Clean Mom ™ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:01:06 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.greenoptions.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1107 [...] the past, I have written about how food additives have been linked to hyperactivity in children. Recently, there has been more discussion on the harmful effects of food additives. Here’s a [...] [...] the past, I have written about how food additives have been linked to hyperactivity in children. Recently, there has been more discussion on the harmful effects of food additives. Here’s a [...]

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]]> By: Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1101 Jennifer Lance Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:54:00 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.greenoptions.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1101 Thanks Ami, I had no idea there was a link between soy and hyperactivity. We also don't have a microwave :) Thanks Ami, I had no idea there was a link between soy and hyperactivity. We also don’t have a microwave :)

]]> By: Ami Scott http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1100 Ami Scott Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:59:00 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.greenoptions.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1100 This comes as no surprise. My mother has been pushing this for years. I try to stay away from as much over processed crap as possible although some of it sneaks by. However, I too am glad I don't eat that nasty microwave popcorn. While I love popcorn, the artificial butter flavor found on most of it has made me sick for years so I won't eat it. I will consent to eat it if it's fresh popped with real butter on it. Hah, even if I was tempted to eat that junk, I couldn't! No microwave. <br/><br/>It really is amazing what all that synthetic crap in our foods can do. However, people can go to extremes and get too much of a good thing. One little boy I know was switched to a vegan diet by his father and his mom has reported that the boy got super hyper and active; his attention span went way down. He was a relatively mellow little guy that now bounces off the walls with no signs of slowing down and just generally causing a lot of problems in the family. She kept taking him to the doc to find out what was going on and the doc linked it to the high consumption of soy the boy was on. It was pretty much all he ate; his milk, cheese, meat substitute, etc was all soy. So this kid had a major reaction to it and looking at reports online seems to substantiate the link between soy and hyper kids. It was interesting to read about. This comes as no surprise. My mother has been pushing this for years. I try to stay away from as much over processed crap as possible although some of it sneaks by. However, I too am glad I don’t eat that nasty microwave popcorn. While I love popcorn, the artificial butter flavor found on most of it has made me sick for years so I won’t eat it. I will consent to eat it if it’s fresh popped with real butter on it. Hah, even if I was tempted to eat that junk, I couldn’t! No microwave.

It really is amazing what all that synthetic crap in our foods can do. However, people can go to extremes and get too much of a good thing. One little boy I know was switched to a vegan diet by his father and his mom has reported that the boy got super hyper and active; his attention span went way down. He was a relatively mellow little guy that now bounces off the walls with no signs of slowing down and just generally causing a lot of problems in the family. She kept taking him to the doc to find out what was going on and the doc linked it to the high consumption of soy the boy was on. It was pretty much all he ate; his milk, cheese, meat substitute, etc was all soy. So this kid had a major reaction to it and looking at reports online seems to substantiate the link between soy and hyper kids. It was interesting to read about.

]]> By: Diane http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1099 Diane Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:45:00 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.greenoptions.com/2007/09/10/food-additives-linked-to-hyperactivity-in-children/#comment-1099 This is why my son gets no processed foods at all. People think we're crazy! I guess the news stories don't affect them as much as they do me. As for the popcorn, I worked in a movie theater in my youth. We used tons of that powdery stuff to season the corn! Hope my healthy eating now protects me from my "wild" past! This is why my son gets no processed foods at all. People think we’re crazy! I guess the news stories don’t affect them as much as they do me. As for the popcorn, I worked in a movie theater in my youth. We used tons of that powdery stuff to season the corn! Hope my healthy eating now protects me from my “wild” past!

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