In a recent radio program a family talked about the quality of flavour of sheep’s cheese made when the animals are eating only dry grass. This flavour is better than that in spring when a variety of plants contribute to the flavours. The family had worked in the wine industry so were aware of the importance of flavour. What is interesting to people who have reactions to wine and cheese is that their likelihood of a reaction is related to the quality of the flavour, with each person judging … [Read more...]
Evidence base for Tolerating Troublesome Foods
Following are some important aspects of the developing of thinking over time:- 1975 I began work using the Feingold diet Realised that the diet itself needed investigation I collected data on what families reacted to and tolerated. 1976 Reported in letter to Medical Journal of Australia 1976, 2:248 Collated world-wide research on what others were reporting tolerated and not tolerated. 1977 Produced a Diet manual in 1977 1978 Reported findings in Australian Family Physician article … [Read more...]
Individualising diet investigation
This poster was presented at the International Congress of Dietetics in September 2012. Click here to view the poster. … [Read more...]
Publications and presentations by Joan Breakey 1977 – 2012
1977 Breakey J Study of diet and hyperactivity ICD Post Congress Paediatric Seminar Breakey J Hyperkinesis and its implications for the food industry. AIFST Annual Convention Brisbane Breakey J A manual for the additive free low salicylate diet. Brisbane 1978 Breakey J Dietary management of hyperkinesis and behavioural problems. Aust Family Physician 1978;7:720 4 Breakey J Food and behaviour. Presentation to the Nutrition Society of Australia, Brisbane From 1979 to … [Read more...]
Review article: The role of diet and behaviour in childhood
This short review has summarised the most important research, particularly that from 1985 to 1995, on the relationship between diet and behaviour. Relevant studies particularly those using double-blind placebo controlled food challenge methodology were selected, and presented within a historical context. Summary tables of the early development of concepts and later pertinent studies are provided. The research has shown that diet definitely affects some children. Rather than becoming simpler the … [Read more...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – diet can help
When researching the role of diet and behaviour some of the problems that parents report as improving include being easily distracted, acts without thinking, excitable, restless, fidgety, can’t sit still, tantrums, difficult to control, “irritable, touchy and cranky”, “off with the fairies or on another planet” demanding and argumentative, problems settling to sleep, and sleep problems. Many of these problems occur in ASD children as well as in ADHD children, and many children had features of … [Read more...]
Notes for the Eczema Association
One reason that diet and eczema is not well understood it that there are three parts to what I call "Diet detective work". Often families with eczema consider the second part and much of the third part. The first part is the exclusion of the suspect additives and natural chemicals, which include salicylates, amines and mono sodium glutamate. These should be seen as chemicals which "aggravate the underlying condition". Many people note that spicy food, citrus or high additive food make the … [Read more...]