Food Additives and Hyperactivity

Abstract

Of 220 children referred to the Dept of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, because of suspected hyperactivity, 55 were included in a 6-week open trial of the Feingold diet, 26 (47%) showed a placebo response, and 14 were identified as likely reactors.

Keywords

• double-blind crossover
• common behavioral patterns
• coloring-free diet