 "Yorkshire Post (Leeds, England)")
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Food additives in child diets 'may trigger hyperactive behaviour'.
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Yorkshire Post (Leeds, England)
| Date:
September 6, 2007
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PARENTS are today being urged to eliminate some popular products from children's diets after new research established a strong link between hyperactive behaviour and food additives.
The findings in a study involving 300 youngsters are the first to confirm food colours and preservatives can affect behaviour in all children, not just those with hyperactive disorders.
Government experts have already met food industry chiefs to discuss the study and find alternatives to artificial colouring. The results have also been passed to European food safety specialists who are ...
