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Letter to the Australian Healthy Food Guide magazine Feb 2015

January 28, 2015 by Joan Breakey   Blog

Dear Editor,

It is true that sugar does not make kids hyperactive, but that is not the whole story. Research into whether foods high in additive colour and flavour caused hyperactivity did show that they did not cause hyperactivity. But… the same studies did show in the double-blind placebo controlled trials that some children did react. The best way to look at this question is to say that diet factors, such as additive colour and flavour, make the symptoms worse in some children whose metabolism cannot manage them. And foods high in additives are not the only suspect foods. Of 100 children who react to additives, around 80 also react to chocolate, and tomato sauce, and to strong smells. Around 50 react to monosodium glutamate. This is frustrating for both parents and scientists as there are no tests to know just which are susceptible. Where parents suspect food they can get help from accredited practicing dietitians to use up to date information to clarify whether diet has a role, and just which foods matter for their child.

Joan Breakey Qld

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Joan Breakey

Joan Breakey is the author of foodintolerancepro.com.  She is one of the few dietitians in the world who has a lifetime of specialisation in the area of Food Sensitivity. She is a  Dietitian, Home Economist and Teacher. In 1975 she began her first work on Diet and Hyperactivity, investigating the effects of the Feingold diet on children’s behaviour. For more than 45 years Joan has been writing books and articles, publishing and presenting the results of her ongoing research in this area.

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