A Change In Diet May Help Your Child In The Classroom

A Change In Diet May Help Your Child In The Classroom

Apr 01

Classrooms in the Philippines and elsewhere are struggling to deal with balancing the needs of children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their classmates. A recent article written in the New York Times addresses that perhaps ADHD can be controlled by altering a child’s diet.

In his March 29 article entitled “FDA Panel to Consider Warnings for Artificial Food Colorings,” Gardiner Harris reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are backpedaling on their previous claim that “there was no definitive link between the colorings and behavior or health problems.”

A growing number of reports seem to show that removing certain artificial colors from an ADHD-affected child improves behavior, increases focus, and in some cases, makes penmanship better. In fact, meetings held yesterday and today aim to discuss a policy change that would include warning labels on food with artificial coloring.

Some popular foods that are being considered for the warning label are: Cheetos, Froot Loops, and Kool Aid.

So if your hyperactive child is getting uncontrollable, consider cutting the artificial junk out, and see if it makes a difference in focus and behavior. It could mean a world of difference in the classroom for your child and his or her classmates.

by Pauline Lacanilao