Children encounter more artificial food dyes (food colorings) daily in items such as foods, beverages, medicines and toothpaste, than ever before. In recent decades, this increase in exposure correlated with a marked increase in neuro-developmental disorders that affect behavior, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Bernard Weiss began studying the links between food dyes and these neuro-developmental disorders in the late 1970s. In this podcast Dr. Weiss, professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses why he remains convinced the two are connected.
Listen to this podcast and decide for yourself (download the MP3 file from the link below):
Environmental Health Perspectives: Neuro-behavioral Effects of Artificial Food Dyes, with Bernard Weiss http://ow.ly/3ZWd8
I don't know about toxic... But I did hear something very interesting a few years ago. I was driving and they were talking about the finding on the radio.
ReplyDeleteThey said the immune system is busy dealing w/ certain food dyes. And it could be this "distraction" by the immune system that makes kids display ADD/ADHD flags.
This makes a lot of sense to me... After all, only food dyes that are known to be allergens are posted on food labels.
So here's how I piece this together:
1) Allergen is something the immune system HAS to deal with. One might not have a full-blown allergic reaction, but it is a load on the immune system never-the-less.
2) Immune system is distracted or pushed to be active at levels that it otherwise wouldn't be if these dyes didn't exist.
3) Overactive/confused/distracted immune system leads to abnormal behavior in kids.
Hope that made sense, doc. :)
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