www.foodconsumer.org - August 12th, 2012
If your children act like they suffer attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may want to check and see if they eat too much of processed foods and beverages, which are likely preserved with sodium benzoate. A new study in Journal of Attention Disorders found eating such foods boosts the risk of ADHD.
Food additives like sodium benzoate have been associated with ADHD in prior research and children eating lots of food additives simply can't focus as they are supposed to. Sodium benzoate is a preservative indicated to prevent bacterial and fungal growth in foods abd beverages which would otherwise spoil the foods more easily leading to a short shelf-life.
The study led by B.L. Beezhold and colleagues showed college students who had high intakes of sodium benzoate rich beverages were more likely to suffer ADHD, compared to those who had low intakes.
A total of 475 students in a fall 2010 class enrolled in the study were asked to provide information on consumption of sodium benzoate-rich beverages and they were assessed for ADHD-related symptoms.
The researchers found "Sodium benzoate-rich beverage intake was significantly associated with ADHD-related symptoms, and significance was retained after controlling for covariates."
2 comments:
"I just don't know why Jimmy is always out of control and won't listen..."
Says the mommy as she hands Jimmy his third cup of something blue....
I hear you Soni. :)
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