http://www.myomancy.com/2007/08/the-all-new-myomancy ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.myomancy.com/2007/08/the-all-new-myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-59907 Jane Hersey Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:28:27 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2007/08/the-all-new-myomancy#comment-59907 You have some very good information in your article about Dangerous Food Additives, but some major factual errors. The first is your claim that Dr. Feingold said if you cut out all food colorings hyperactivity goes away. This is not what he found in his work and he never made this claim. Then you say that later research found that the Feingold Diet only helped 2% of the children. I worked with Dr. Feingold from 1976 until his death in 1982 and have been the Director of the Feingold Association for many years. If such a study exists, I have never seen it. Since I hope you would not have made such a claim unless you have read the study, I would appreciate it if you would send it to me, or at least give me the citation. (The studies actually show results as high as 73% to 100%.) Your article might have been written before the newest study was published -- the Southampton study in the Sept 2007 issue of The Lancet. The researchers found that a modest dose of food dyes and one preservative triggered ADHD symptoms in non-ADHD kids. A few years ago researchers from Harvard and Columbia published their meta-analysis of 23 studies showing that food dyes do, indeed trigger ADHD symptoms and that Dr. Feingold's work was valid. All of this was conclusive enough to cause the American Academy of Pediatrics to change their tune on the use of such a diet for ADHD. Then in May the British Medical Journal called for diet to be considered a standard treatment for ADHD since it was science-based. Now, the European Union will be requring warning labels on any foods with dyes, saying that they may lead to attention and behavior problems. If you want to access real studies and accurate information you can find it at www.diet-studies.com. You have some very good information in your article about Dangerous Food Additives, but some major factual errors. The first is your claim that Dr. Feingold said if you cut out all food colorings hyperactivity goes away. This is not what he found in his work and he never made this claim.
Then you say that later research found that the Feingold Diet only helped 2% of the children. I worked with Dr. Feingold from 1976 until his death in 1982 and have been the Director of the Feingold Association for many years. If such a study exists, I have never seen it. Since I hope you would not have made such a claim unless you have read the study, I would appreciate it if you would send it to me, or at least give me the citation. (The studies actually show results as high as 73% to 100%.)
Your article might have been written before the newest study was published — the Southampton study in the Sept 2007 issue of The Lancet. The researchers found that a modest dose of food dyes and one preservative triggered ADHD symptoms in non-ADHD kids.
A few years ago researchers from Harvard and Columbia published their meta-analysis of 23 studies showing that food dyes do, indeed trigger ADHD symptoms and that Dr. Feingold’s work was valid.
All of this was conclusive enough to cause the American Academy of Pediatrics to change their tune on the use of such a diet for ADHD. Then in May the British Medical Journal called for diet to be considered a standard treatment for ADHD since it was science-based.
Now, the European Union will be requring warning labels on any foods with dyes, saying that they may lead to attention and behavior problems.
If you want to access real studies and accurate information you can find it at http://www.diet-studies.com.

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