tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post5011708538644128502..comments2024-01-29T09:52:55.934-05:00Comments on The ADHD Blog: Artificial Food Dyes and ADHDThe ADHD Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283319351468904913noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-74473689379377876892011-05-06T00:56:17.730-05:002011-05-06T00:56:17.730-05:00Unfortunately, Parents have no idea of food, that ...Unfortunately, Parents have no idea of food, that a child need in this situation.. I like your post and the way you discuss .custom term paperhttp://www.essaysale.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-78247298289152912182011-05-03T07:50:25.537-05:002011-05-03T07:50:25.537-05:00I appreciate... Great Work... ThanksI appreciate... Great Work... ThanksHigh School Diplomahttp://www.sandfordhighschool.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-73177285762554213062011-04-05T09:51:11.038-05:002011-04-05T09:51:11.038-05:00While just about everyone will agree with the 93% ...While just about everyone will agree with the 93% who concluded that more studies are needed, the questions explored by such studies are crucial. <br /><br />From the perspective of describing a subset of ADHD that is exacerbated by factors similar to those exacerbating hypokalemic periodic paralysis (salt and carbohydrates), I wonder how much of what is attributed to food dyes is attributable instead to ingredients high in foods with dyes, notably salt and carbohydrates. While it seems biologically implausible that the entire category of chemicals used as food dyes promotes ADHD, it would not be surprising to find that a common ingredient such as salt found in the same foods does promote ADHD. <br /><br />Focusing such studies around families in which resistance to lidocaine runs in the family may provide an approach to studying a group with the same genetic mechanism of ADHD. Our paper describing this subgroup is at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18174562; since that paper we have found many more such families.Michael Segal MD PhDhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18174562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-51391276532516467542011-04-05T08:56:20.888-05:002011-04-05T08:56:20.888-05:00Thanks for your conscientious review of the litera...Thanks for your conscientious review of the literature. Parents need to be able to make informed decisions, and not be misled by alarming headlines, false hope, or empty promises. If only treating AD/HD were as simple as removing something from children's diets. Parents blame themselves enough for how their children behave.<br />Would a child be any better behaved if they were not allowed to go Trick or Treating or eat a piece of their own birthday cake? Only a parent can decide if such issues are worth arguing about.<br />I respect parents who don't want to take someone else's word for what's best for their children, as I didn't. As a parent whose child was born when elimination diets were popular for the "treatment" of AD/HD, I began trying to "isolate the variables," myself. <br />As an infant, my son could never fall asleep in my arms. Lights were too bright and the world was "too close." Our son wss either craving stimulation or was easily overwhelmed by it. I made all of his baby food in the blender from fresh produce, and had eliminated dairy products, salt, preservatives, and gluten from his diet, as well as potential allergens from our home. I met parents of children who were making their own ketchup out of beets and their own toothpaste. I met one parent who swore that every time their child ate a poppy seed muffin his speech would slur and he would start walking into walls. Our son never acted "drunk," however. And their son still needed to be driven to school because of his behavior on the bus, and needed a parapro to keep him out of trouble at school, and needed a "small dose" of Ritalin. I did not feel they were better parents because my son needed a larger dose of Ritalin. I must admit, nothing helped before we finally tried medication. But if it hadn't helped, I might still be hoping that there might be some ingredient in his diet that could be eliminated that could be causing his distress. What parents won't do for our children! <br /> <br />...I do question what was in those poppy seed muffins, though!CHADD of Grand Rapidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329664175773858702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-35622677128862108722011-04-04T12:19:32.822-05:002011-04-04T12:19:32.822-05:00Great review, thank you for your objective review....Great review, thank you for your objective review.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146745461125146432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-75720218277341686282011-04-01T15:11:37.363-05:002011-04-01T15:11:37.363-05:00Thank you for your time in concisely reviewing thi...Thank you for your time in concisely reviewing this issue and the most recent UK study. Unfortunately the media unwittingly provides the public with ill informed information in sound bite clips that serve to frighten than inform. Parents will be well served by your thoughtful review of the FDAs conclusion.David W. Goodman, M.D.http://www.addadult.comnoreply@blogger.com