How Do You Understand The Dangers Of Artificial Food Coloring?
Artificial food coloring appears to exert negative effects on children’s behavior, particularly ADHD children. Should these additives be banned? The use of artificial food coloring in foods has come under scrutiny in the past few years as the medical community considers the role these additives play in causing behavior problems in children. Artificial food colors have long been thought to aggravate the symptoms of ADHD although this has been much debated over the years. When it comes to this issue, one state is actually considering taking a stand. The state of Maryland is considering two bills that would outlaw the use of artificial food coloring in school foods as well as require a warning label on products that contain them. Is the banning of artificial food coloring justified? A study published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood in 2004 looked at the effects artificial food coloring had on 1,873 three-year-old children. It showed that a diet high in artificial food colors and
