Did you know that some candy products have as many as 10 dyes? A
possible link between ADHD and certain foods — including food
dyes and preservatives — has been suspected since the 1970s,
though many researches still believe the cause of ADHD if
primarily genetic. Here’s a list of food preservatives and
colorings that could aggravate attention problems: •Red No. 40 –
the most widely used food coloring in the U.S. •Red No. 3
•Yellow No. 5 – studies have been done on Yellow No. 5 as a
single agent, which did link it to ADHD. It’s the second most
commonly used food coloring, after Red No. 40 •Blue No. 1 •Blue
No. 2 •Green No. 3 •Yellow No. 6 The European Union has already
acted to place warning labels on foods containing six artificial
colors that “may have an adverse effect on activity and
attention in children.” Britain’s Food Standards Agency (the
equivalent of the U.S. FDA) is also trying to get companies to
phase out these additives. The bottom line? Get the colors in
your diet from fresh fruits and vegetab