Are Artificial Food Colors and Preservatives Hyperactivating Our Kids?
From cheese curls to day-glo drinks, much of the modern food supply is laden with colors that dont occur in nature and preservatives that keep them fresh on their often lengthy journey from the factory to the food store and beyond. Its no surprise that these artificial food colors and preservatives are made from synthetic chemicals. But what is a bit of a shock are the results of a recent study, which found that these ingredients may be causing hyperactivity in children. According to research conducted at Englands University of Southhampton and published in the journal Archives of Child Health, common artificial colors and preservatives found in food products can have what project scientists have termed a significant impact on the behavior of otherwise healthy children and make them hyperactive. The effects that food additives have on health have been a hotly debated topic for at least a quarter century. As early as the mid-1970s, scientists suggested that they could be causing fidgeti
