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Artificial Food Colorings Come Under Scrutiny by Federal Government

by Honey Berk, Posted Mar 31st 2011 6:00PM

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If your kids seem to bounce off the walls after their morning bowl of cereal, you may want to take a look at the side of the box and see if artificial food colorings are listed in the ingredients.
The subject of ...Some parents say food dyes cause hyperactivity in their kids.
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Food Dyes: Safe or Scary?

by Jennifer Schonborn, Posted Dec 30th 2009 12:00PM

If your food is colorful, does that mean it's unsafe? Credit: D Sharon Pruitt, Flickr
Yoplait Trix Wildberry Blue Yogurt is colored with Blue 1 and Red 40. Kraft's Macaroni & Cheese contains Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. Pepsi and ...
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Food additives and hyperactivity

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 13th 2007 9:02AM

Researchers and parents alike have long speculated that there is a link between food additives and hyperactivity in children. Now, with the release of a new study from University of Southampton's Schools of Psychology and Medicine, there is new ...
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Half of kids with ADHD are not being treated

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 6th 2006 12:00PM

We likely all have differing ideas about hyperactivity. Should we ask for medications for our child or should we attempt to use behavioral strategies to cope with his or her behavior? Arguments about the topic abound. Researchers at Washington ...
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Aggression linked to smoking

by Heather Craven, Posted Jun 11th 2006 1:01PM

Researchers discovered some interesting facts in a recent study hoping to link ADHD to smoking habits in young teens. The team was not able to find a link between children with ADHD and any specific tendencies towards smoking; however, they did ...
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