Food preservatives and children's hyperactive behaviors?

[James Zheng]

I can not get this paper (advanced publication) since UMDNJ does not
appear to have the access right. Can someone get this one for me?

If true, the additives are likely to act on the neuronal circuitry and
some experiments could be interesting.

James

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Parents who suspect that artificial ingredients in food are affecting
their children's behavior can now point to some cold, hard proof. A
carefully designed study released Thursday in The Lancet, a leading
British medical journal, shows that a variety of common food dyes and
the preservative sodium benzoate - an ingredient in many soft drinks,
fruit juices, salad dressings and other foods - causes some children
to become more hyperactive and distractible than usual.
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"In terms of a question that's been raging for years, it's the best
study to date - an extremely good study," says Dr. Philip Shaw, a
research psychiatrist in the Child Psychiatry branch of the National
Institute of Mental Health.

The news piece is at this address:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1659835,00.html?cnn=yes

[Zhexing]

Pls check the "Stevenson J 2007.pdf" file.

[Dani]

Thanks for the pdf link Zhexing! Its an interesting paper, but I am
struggling to come up with a good in vitro model of ADHD, especially
one not heavily reliant on Electrophysiology.