Smith, Matthew (2012) Additives and ADHD: forty years of the Feingold diet. Nutrition Today. ISSN 0029-666X (In Press)
Full text not available in this repository. (Request a copy from the Strathclyde author)Abstract
One of the most controversial approaches to treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been the use of additive-free diets, most notably the Feingold diet, designed by San Francisco allergist Ben Feingold during the early 1970s. Despite the fact that the link between ADHD and food additives has been debated for 40 years, physicians, nutritionists, and patients are no closer to resolving the issue. When the history of these debates are analyzed, however, the shortcomings of previous approaches to testing the Feingold diet become apparent. It is suggested that, in order to resolve the ongoing debates about ADHD and food additives, a more objective, sophisticated, and patient-centered approach, focusing on the experiences of patients, is required.
| Item type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ID code: | 39742 |
| Keywords: | food additives, ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , nutrition, History (General), Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition |
| Subjects: | History > History (General) Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > History |
| Related URLs: | |
| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2012 05:34 |
| Last modified: | 17 May 2012 05:34 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/39742 |
Actions (login required)
| View Item |