{"id":5281,"date":"2025-08-31T23:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2025-08-31T23:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:03:54","slug":"do-artificial-food-colors-cause-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/do-artificial-food-colors-cause-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Artificial Food Colors Cause ADHD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Is This Just The Tip Of The Iceberg?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/natural-approaches-for-controlling-adhd\/chocolate-eggs-of-various-colours-2\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Food-Colors-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Food-Colors-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Food-Colors.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Artificial colors are in the news again. And, unfortunately, what should solely be a health question has become political. Politics aside, most people fall into one of 3 camps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial colors are bad for us and should be removed from the food supply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The fears about artificial colors are overblown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>What are artificial colors and why should I care?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me start with the third camp. Every nutrition expert worth their salt will tell you that whole, unprocessed foods are best for us. The problem is that they have a low profit margin.<\/p>\n<p>The food industry makes most of their money from highly processed foods (50-60% profit from highly processed foods versus 8.5% for unprocessed foods).<\/p>\n<p>And the market for highly processed foods is very competitive. Let me give you some metrics to help you understand just how competitive the market is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the average supermarket, unprocessed foods are located around the edge. The vast interior is mostly highly processed foods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The most recent studies report that 60-70% of the foods Americans consume are highly processed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With so much competition, the food industry needs to make their brand of processed foods stand out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are artificial preservatives to give processed foods long shelf life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There are artificial flavors and flavor enhancers to make them taste yummy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There are ingredients added to give them mouth appeal (how they feel in your mouth).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And finally, there are artificial colors (also known as synthetic food dyes) for eye appeal. Those are added to make them \u201cpop\u201d \u2013 to make them say \u201ceat me\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The seven most common food colors are Blue #1, Blue #2, Green #3, Red #3, Red #40, Yellow #5, and Yellow #6. They make processed foods look good.<\/p>\n<p>But there are also health concerns associated with artificial food colors. The two most common are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Cancer<\/strong><\/span>. Several studies have suggested that artificial food colors may increase the risk of cancer. However, because artificial food colors are added to foods of low nutritional value (candy, soft drinks, sugary cereals, etc.), it has been difficult to determine whether the increased cancer risk is due to the artificial colors or the foods they are found in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>ADHD<\/strong><\/span>. The studies are a bit stronger for this category. Because artificial colors can be hidden in chocolate cookies (when you mix all the colors together you get brown anyway), it has been possible to perform double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. And since both the food color and placebo groups are getting chocolate cookies, the only difference between the groups is whether the cookies contain artificial colors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, in today\u2019s \u201cHealth Tips From the Professor\u201d I will summarize what we know about artificial food colors and ADHD. But first, let\u2019s start with a brief overview of ADHD.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>A Brief Overview Of ADHD<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/are-adhd-symptoms-reduced-by-omega-3s\/adhd-symptoms-children\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3033\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/adhd-symptoms-children-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"adhd symptoms children\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/adhd-symptoms-children-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/adhd-symptoms-children.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What is ADHD?<\/strong><\/span> ADHD is a broad term that encompasses two types of behaviors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The AD portion of ADHD stands for attention deficit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Children with attention deficit have difficulty focusing and staying on task.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>This can affect their learning <u>in standard classroom settings<\/u>. I underlined standard classroom settings for a reason, which I will come back to later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The H portion of ADHD stands for hyperactivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Children with hyperactivity \u201cbounce off walls\u201d (I will define hyperactivity more precisely below.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>This can lead to problems at home, in the classroom, and in relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Some children have both. If you are their parents, I can only say, \u201cLucky you\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The final D stands for disorder, implying that these conditions are not normal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The ADHD epidemic<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ADHD has increased by 89% in the United States in just 25 years (1997-2022).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022 11.5% of US children aged 3-17 were diagnosed with ADHD. That\u2019s 7.1 million children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some experts claim that\u2019s because of better diagnosis. Let\u2019s examine that claim.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">How is ADHD diagnosed?<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/does-maternal-vitamin-d-affect-childhood-adhd\/bored-little-boy-in-classroom\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3987\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Child-With-ADHD-Depositphotos_7711845_s-2015-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Child With ADHD\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Child-With-ADHD-Depositphotos_7711845_s-2015-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Child-With-ADHD-Depositphotos_7711845_s-2015.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The American Psychiatric Society diagnoses <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>attention deficit<\/strong><\/span> based on 3 or more of the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has problems staying focused.<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t pay attention to details.<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t seem to listen.<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t follow instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Has problems organizing tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Avoids sustained mental effort.<\/li>\n<li>Is easily distracted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those of you who are parents or grandparents, I would simply ask, \u201cDoes any of this sound familiar? Doesn&#8217;t every child have some of these behaviors?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The American Psychiatric Society diagnoses <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>hyperactivity<\/strong><\/span> based on 3 or more of the following criteria:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/what-causes-adhd\/what-causes-adhd-in-kids\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what-causes-adhd-in-kids-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"what causes adhd in kids\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what-causes-adhd-in-kids-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what-causes-adhd-in-kids.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fidgets, taps hands, squirms in seat.<\/li>\n<li>Not able to stay seated.<\/li>\n<li>Runs around where it is inappropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Unable to play quietly.<\/li>\n<li>Always \u201con the go\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Talks too much.<\/li>\n<li>Has difficulty waiting for their turn.<\/li>\n<li>Interrupts or intrudes on others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Again, for those of you who are parents or grandparents, I would simply ask, \u201cDoes any of this sound familiar?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, the final diagnosis is based primarily on the subjective reporting of symptoms by teachers and parents. The psychiatric evaluation is done primarily to eliminate other mental or physical diseases as causes of the symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Is ADHD Overdiagnosed?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So. perhaps we should ask whether teachers and parents might be tempted to overestimate the severity of the symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/natural-approaches-for-controlling-adhd\/teacher-in-classroom-depositphotos_61031895_l\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Teacher-In-Classroom-Depositphotos_61031895_L-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Teacher-In-Classroom-Depositphotos_61031895_L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Teacher-In-Classroom-Depositphotos_61031895_L-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Teacher-In-Classroom-Depositphotos_61031895_L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Teacher-In-Classroom-Depositphotos_61031895_L-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Teacher-In-Classroom-Depositphotos_61031895_L.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For teachers<\/strong>,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class sizes are large, and there aren\u2019t enough teacher\u2019s aides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They don\u2019t have the time to deal with a child that requires extra attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It is easier to request an ADHD assessment, so that child can be put on drugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there are other options. There are schools in which children with ADHD thrive, and many public schools have programs set up for ADHD children.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>For parents<\/strong><\/span>,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents don\u2019t have the time they used to have to supervise their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>In most cases, both parents are working.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Some are working from home. In theory that could give them flexibility to take care of their children. But remote work often involves online meetings and strict deadlines that leave little time for their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>And then there is social media. In today\u2019s world, many parents are glued to their phones 24\/7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s easier to request a hyperactivity assessment, so that child can be put on drugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Could the increase in ADHD diagnoses be real?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most experts agree that the causes of ADHD are complex, with the top 4 causes being genetics, diet, family &amp; social environment, and physical environment (environmental pollutants).<\/p>\n<p>The simplest way to think about it is that genetics cocks the gun and one or more of the other causes pulls the trigger.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, we need to ask ourselves, \u201cHas diet, family and social environment, or our physical environment gotten worse over the past 25 years?\u201d The answer is a clear yes for all three.<\/p>\n<p>So, while part of the increase in ADHD could be due to overdiagnosis, part of it is likely to be real.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Why is the increase in ADHD diagnoses a concern?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/3-weight-loss-scams-to-avoid\/weight-loss-drug\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/weight-loss-drug-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"drug side effects\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/weight-loss-drug-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/weight-loss-drug.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The answer is simple. The use of ADHD drugs has increased by 58% since 2012. Today over 50% of children diagnosed with ADHD are put on drugs. That\u2019s a concern because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most of these drugs are stimulants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Many are amphetamines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They have serious side effects. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Loss of appetite and weight loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Difficulty sleeping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Upset stomach and nausea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Feeling irritable, depressed, anxious, or tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Many children don\u2019t like how the drugs make them feel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They can be gateway drugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They lose effectiveness over time. So, unless you have figured out the cause of the problem, the symptoms will return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because of this many parents are searching for natural solutions. One approach is to change their child\u2019s diet. In today\u2019s \u201cHealth Tips From the Professor\u201d I will discuss the effect of one dietary change \u2013 the removal of artificial food colors from the diet.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Do Artificial Food Colors Cause ADHD?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/natural-approaches-for-controlling-adhd\/chocolate-eggs-of-various-colours-2\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Food-Colors-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Food-Colors-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Food-Colors.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The idea that food additives &#8211; specifically artificial colors and preservatives &#8211; might be responsible for hyperactivity was first raised by Dr. Ben Feingold 50 years ago. He devised the Feingold Diet &#8211; a diet that was free of artificial food colors and preservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Some small-scale clinical studies suggested that the diet might be successful, and millions of parents used the diet for their hyperactive children with great success.<\/p>\n<p>But the medical authorities pooh-poohed the Feingold Diet. They pointed out that when parents are putting their child on a special diet, they are also giving that child more attention &#8211; and it might be the parent&#8217;s increased attention that decreased the child&#8217;s hyperactive behavior.<\/p>\n<p>They also pointed out that when you eliminate food additives from the diet you are decreasing the &#8220;junk&#8221; food and increasing fresh fruits and vegetables &#8211; in short, the child&#8217;s diet is much healthier.<\/p>\n<p>They did a double-blind, placebo-controlled study and reported only 5% of the children with an ADHD diagnosis benefited from removing artificial food colors and preservatives from the diet. They considered 5% to be an artifact \u2013 just random noise in the statistical analysis of the data. Headlines proclaimed, \u201cThe Feingold Diet doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So eventually the Feingold Diet lost popularity \u2013 but the idea that artificial food colors &amp; preservatives might trigger hyperactivity has refused to go away.<\/p>\n<p>The first inkling that the Feingold hypothesis might hold some water came from studies looking at the 5% of children whose ADHD symptoms improved when artificial colors were removed. When these children were evaluated in a second double-blind, placebo-controlled study, over 85% of them showed improvement in symptoms when artificial food colors were removed from their diet.<\/p>\n<p>In short, this told us that artificial food colors and preservatives do cause ADHD symptoms in some children. The percentage of children is small, but these children are true responders.<\/p>\n<p>This has led to further studies designed to provide a better estimate of the percentage of children whose ADHD symptoms are triggered by artificial food colors.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004 a meta-analysis of 15 double-blind, placebo-controlled studies (DW Schah et al, Journal of Developmental &amp; Behavioral Pediatrics, 25: 423-434, 2004) estimated that 28% of children with ADHD benefited from removal of artificial colors from their diet.<\/p>\n<p>A more recent meta-analysis (IT Nigg et al, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 51: 86-97, 2012) estimated that 8% of ADHD children benefited from removal of artificial food colors from their diet.<\/p>\n<p>And a pilot study published three years ago (AE Kirkland et al, Nutritional Neuroscience, 25: 159-168, 2022) suggests the effect of artificial food colors on ADHD symptoms may not be limited to children. They found a similar effect of artificial food colors on college students with ADHD.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, the current evidence suggests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial food colors (and other artificial ingredients) can trigger ADHD symptoms in both children and adults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The percentage of children and adults with ADHD who will benefit from removing artificial food colors from their diet is small (5-28%) but reproducible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you or your child happen to be sensitive to artificial food colors, relief from ADHD symptoms could be as simple as eliminating artificial food colors from their diet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Is This Just The Tip Of The Iceberg?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/do-artificial-food-colors-cause-adhd\/iceberg-above-the-water-and-under-water-a-high-resolution\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tip-Of-Iceberg-Depositphotos_99302386_m-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tip-Of-Iceberg-Depositphotos_99302386_m-2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tip-Of-Iceberg-Depositphotos_99302386_m-2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tip-Of-Iceberg-Depositphotos_99302386_m-2015-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tip-Of-Iceberg-Depositphotos_99302386_m-2015.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Earlier in this article I used the analogy that genetic predisposition to ADHD cocked the gun, but it was diet, family &amp; social environment, and\/or physical environment that pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n<p>Then I summarized the evidence that artificial colors are one dietary component that \u201cpulls the trigger\u201d (causes ADHD) in sensitive individuals. But that leads to two questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is that all there is, or is that just the \u201ctip of the iceberg\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have there been other changes in our diet that might explain the rapid increase in ADHD cases?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s examine the data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the 1970s when Dr. Feingold introduced his diet food additives were used sparingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Today over 50% of the foods in the American diet contain more than 3 food additives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the 1970s there were a few thousand food additives in the American food supply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Today there are more than 10,000 additives, and less than 5% of them have been tested for their effects on brain development in children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the 1970s 10-15% of foods in the American diet were ultra-processed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Today 60-70% of the foods Americans eat are ultra-processed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, in 1975 Dr. Feingold showed that artificial food colors and a handful of other additives triggered ADHD symptoms in a small percentage of children. Today our children\u2019s diets are far worse, and they are exposed to thousands of untested food additives that did not exist in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Is this a coincidence or is this deterioration in diet and explosion of food additives driving the ADHD epidemic. Nobody knows.<\/p>\n<p>But Pediatrics Professor Dr. Herbert Needleman has been quoted as saying, \u201cWe are conducting a vast toxicologic experiment in our society, in which our children and our children\u2019s children are the experimental subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What Does This Mean For You?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/reversing-fatty-liver-disease\/reversing-fatty-liver-disease-questions\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3468\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/reversing-fatty-liver-disease-questions-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"questions\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/reversing-fatty-liver-disease-questions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/reversing-fatty-liver-disease-questions.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you are the parent or grandparent of a child with ADHD, the simplest thing you can do is to remove foods with artificial colors and preservatives from their diet whenever possible. If the child is sensitive to food colors, that one simple change may reduce their symptoms dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>But, as I said above, artificial food colors and preservatives may just be the tip of the iceberg. My recommendation is to switch to a whole, unprocessed food diet for the entire family. Everyone in the family will be healthier, and you will have an even better chance of reducing your child\u2019s ADHD symptoms.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Bottom Line<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ADHD cases are skyrocketing. Drugs work, but they have serious side effects. If you are the parent or grandparent of a child with ADHD, you may be searching for natural approaches to help that child control their ADHD symptoms. In this article, I discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The causes of ADHD and how it is diagnosed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether the rapid increase in ADHD cases is caused by overdiagnosis or the deterioration of our children\u2019s diets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The evidence that artificial food colors and preservatives trigger ADHD symptoms in sensitive children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Other natural approaches that may reduce ADHD symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on this topic and what it means for you, read the article above.<\/p>\n<p><em>These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0____________________________________________________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My posts and \u201cHealth Tips From the Professor\u201d articles carefully avoid claims about any brand of supplement or manufacturer of supplements. However, I am often asked by representatives of supplement companies if they can share them with their customers.<\/p>\n<p>My answer is, \u201cYes, as long as you share only the article without any additions or alterations. In particular, you should avoid adding any mention of your company or your company\u2019s products. If you were to do that, you could be making what the FTC and FDA consider a \u201cmisleading health claim\u201d that could result in legal action against you and the company you represent.<\/p>\n<p>For more detail about FTC regulations for health claims, see this link.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/resources\/health-products-compliance-guidance\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/resources\/health-products-compliance-guidance<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0_______________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>About The Author<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/what-kind-of-protein-is-best-for-strength\/chaney-suzanne-steve-11-21-15\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4932\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chaney-Suzanne-Steve-11-21-15-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chaney-Suzanne-Steve-11-21-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chaney-Suzanne-Steve-11-21-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chaney-Suzanne-Steve-11-21-15.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Dr. Chaney has a BS in Chemistry from Duke University and a PhD in Biochemistry from UCLA. He is Professor Emeritus from the University of North Carolina where he taught biochemistry and nutrition to medical and dental students for 40 years.\u00a0 Dr. Chaney won numerous teaching awards at UNC, including the Academy of Educators \u201cExcellence in Teaching Lifetime Achievement Award\u201d. Dr Chaney also ran an active cancer research program at UNC and published over 100 scientific articles and reviews in peer-reviewed scientific journals. In addition, he authored two chapters on nutrition in one of the leading Biochemistry textbooks for medical students.<\/p>\n<p>Since retiring from the University of North Carolina, he has been writing a weekly health blog called &#8220;Health Tips From the Professor&#8221;. He has also written two best-selling books, &#8220;Slaying the Food Myths&#8221; and &#8220;Slaying the Supplement Myths&#8221;. And most recently he has created an online lifestyle change course, &#8220;Create Your Personal Health Zone&#8221;. For more information visit <a href=\"https:\/\/chaneyhealth.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/chaneyhealth.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 53 years Dr. Chaney and his wife Suzanne have been helping people improve their health holistically through a combination of good diet, exercise, weight control and appropriate supplementation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is This Just The Tip Of The Iceberg? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Artificial colors are in the news again. And, unfortunately, what should solely be a health question has become political. 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