To the Editor: I am concerned that the recent articles on salicylate diets, 17 June, may be seen as a current position statement on the usefulness of a low chemical elimination diet.  An elderly  psychiatrist colleague said in 1976, “In 20 years time many parents will not be giving their children red cordial but scientists will still be discussing the issue!”  The discussion continues, not because diet has no role, but because the issue is complex. On the one hand one meta-analysis cited … [Read more...]