Do Artificial Food Dyes Make Children Hyperactive?
Artificial food dyes linked to hyperactivity in children A consumer group, The Center for Science in the Public Interest, under the leadership of Michael Jacobson has petitioned the government to ban artificial food dyes citing that they have been linked to hyperactivity in children. They believe there is enough data available to prove that these artificial coloring agents can lead to a hyperactive behavior in children who are prone to it. The group will be presenting its case before a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee in the coming days. According to them, almost all brands of food and drinks popular among the children, like PepsiCo’s Gatorade, Cheetos and Doritos, Kellogg’s Eggo waffles and Kraft’s Jell-O deserts contain a fair amount of these coloring agents. The manufacturing giants have vehemently denied the charges saying that regulators all over the world have not been able to prove any link between the use of synthetic dyes in food and the behavioral changes
