While many factors can influence hyperactivity in children, including genes and environment, “there is good evidence that artificial food colors can also increase levels of hyperactivity,” said Jim Stevenson, the study’s lead author and professor emeritus in the school of psychology at the University of Southampton via Food coloring: Do synthetic food colors cause hyperactivity? […]
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