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Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.

Prof Jim Stevenson from the the university of Southampton and his team published in September 2007 in Lancet their study that artificial food colours and additives increased hyperactivity in children:

153 3-year-old and 144 8/9-year-old children were included in the study. Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.

Source: The Lancet, Volume 370, Issue 9598, Pages 1560 - 1567, 3 November 2007

My comment: All food for children should be free from artificial colours, additives, preservatives, glucose-fructose syrup, hydrogenated trans-fats and other health hazards!

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