Last Updated Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:38:22 EDT
The study in The Lancet medical journal, released late Wednesday, confirms a link long suspected by many parents between hyperactivity and food preservatives.
Among the additives studied were:
- E211, sodium benzoate, a preservative used to extend shelf-life of food and drinks.
- E102, tartrazine, a yellow food dye used in ice cream, soft drinks and fish sticks.
- E104, quinoline yellow, a yellow dye used in soft drinks, cosmetics and medications.
- E110, sunset yellow, a dye used in yogurts and sweets.
- E122, carmoisine, a coal tar derivative used in sweets and yogurts.
- E129, allura red, a dye used in pop drinks and bubble gum.
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