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November 1977, Vol 131, No. 11 >
Article | November 1977

Food Additives and Hyperkinesis FREE

ESTER H. WENDER, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1977;131(11):1204-1206. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120240022003.
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The food-additive-free diet now occupies a definite spot on the American nutritional scene. Very few pediatricians remain who have not been asked by concerned parents about giving their child this special diet. The Feingold Association, a national organization with community-based chapters, bears the name of the physician who first claimed a causal association between certain substances added to foods and hyperkinesis and learning disabilities in children. The speed with which this organization has grown and the vocal activity in its individual chapters indicate the basic appeal of the notion of a simple dietary treatment for a common behavioral disorder. As physicians, we must keep an open mind to Dr Ben Feingold's claim, but we also have an obligation to demand that testable hypotheses be stated and then be subjected to careful scientific study. We are also obliged to keep abreast of those studies in order to function as informed consultants

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Feingold BF: Why Your Child Is Hyperactive . New York, Random House, 1975;.
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The National Advisory Committee on Hyperkinesis and Food Additives: Report to The Nutrition Foundation . New York, The Nutrition Foundation Inc, 1975;.
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Interagency Collaborative Group on Hyperkinesis: First report of the preliminary findings and recommendations , US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1975;.
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Shapiro AK:  Placebo effects in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis . J Clin Pharmacol 10:73-78, 1970;.
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Conners CK, Goyette C: Artificial colors and hyperkinesis. Read before the annual meeting of The Nutrition Foundation Food and Nutrition Liaison Committee, Palm Springs, Calif, January 1977.
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Conners CK, Goyette CH, Southwick DA, et al:  Food additives and hyperkinesis: A controlled double-blind experiment . Pediatrics 58:154-166, 1976;.
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Harley JP, Matthews CG: Hyperkinesis and food additives: A challenge experiment. Read before the annual meeting of The Nutrition Foundation Food and Nutrition Liaison Committee, Palm Springs, Calif, January 1977.
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Williams JI, Cram DM, et al: Examining the relative effectiveness of dietary and drug management of hyperkinesis. Read before the annual meeting of The Nutrition Foundation Food and Nutrition Liaison Committee, Palm Springs, Calif, January 1977.

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Feingold BF: Why Your Child Is Hyperactive . New York, Random House, 1975;.
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The National Advisory Committee on Hyperkinesis and Food Additives: Report to The Nutrition Foundation . New York, The Nutrition Foundation Inc, 1975;.
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Interagency Collaborative Group on Hyperkinesis: First report of the preliminary findings and recommendations , US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1975;.
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Shapiro AK:  Placebo effects in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis . J Clin Pharmacol 10:73-78, 1970;.
5 +
Conners CK, Goyette C: Artificial colors and hyperkinesis. Read before the annual meeting of The Nutrition Foundation Food and Nutrition Liaison Committee, Palm Springs, Calif, January 1977.
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Conners CK, Goyette CH, Southwick DA, et al:  Food additives and hyperkinesis: A controlled double-blind experiment . Pediatrics 58:154-166, 1976;.
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Harley JP, Matthews CG: Hyperkinesis and food additives: A challenge experiment. Read before the annual meeting of The Nutrition Foundation Food and Nutrition Liaison Committee, Palm Springs, Calif, January 1977.
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Williams JI, Cram DM, et al: Examining the relative effectiveness of dietary and drug management of hyperkinesis. Read before the annual meeting of The Nutrition Foundation Food and Nutrition Liaison Committee, Palm Springs, Calif, January 1977.

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