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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 524088" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>"Ah, red cordial - the drug of choice for millions of children around the world!"</p><p></p><p>Seriously, folks - if you're trying diet to see if it helps someone with ADHD, eliminating just one colour is not a lot of help. The individual might have a problem with more than one colour, or other additive, and you need to remove them all in order to see benefit. And diet only works in 30% of spectrum/ADHD cases (figures from Sydney's RPAH Allergy Clinic).</p><p></p><p>We raised our kids to be generally additive-free. This has meant checking labels in the stores, doing our best to minimise purchase of "meal solutions" and convenience foods. We eliminate not only artificial colours, but also preservatives. We also found fairly early on, that difficult child 1 reacted to oranges, and caffeine. If you have a kid with ADHD, watch out for caffeine, it sneaks in everywhere. And being a natural substance, it often is missed. difficult child 1 used to get violent when he had caffeine. He knew this, was cooperative about it, we would buy caffeine-free brands as an occasional treat. Then a new chocolate bar came out - it had guarana in it. difficult child 1 bought one, thinking it was a safe alternative to caffeine. We found out the hard way, guarana IS caffeine! Similarly, commercial iced tea, even the all-natural ones, have a lot of caffeine in them.</p><p></p><p>These days both boys are able to tolerate some caffeine. However, I do my best to limit their intake. Not easy with difficult child 1 now living elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 524088, member: 1991"] "Ah, red cordial - the drug of choice for millions of children around the world!" Seriously, folks - if you're trying diet to see if it helps someone with ADHD, eliminating just one colour is not a lot of help. The individual might have a problem with more than one colour, or other additive, and you need to remove them all in order to see benefit. And diet only works in 30% of spectrum/ADHD cases (figures from Sydney's RPAH Allergy Clinic). We raised our kids to be generally additive-free. This has meant checking labels in the stores, doing our best to minimise purchase of "meal solutions" and convenience foods. We eliminate not only artificial colours, but also preservatives. We also found fairly early on, that difficult child 1 reacted to oranges, and caffeine. If you have a kid with ADHD, watch out for caffeine, it sneaks in everywhere. And being a natural substance, it often is missed. difficult child 1 used to get violent when he had caffeine. He knew this, was cooperative about it, we would buy caffeine-free brands as an occasional treat. Then a new chocolate bar came out - it had guarana in it. difficult child 1 bought one, thinking it was a safe alternative to caffeine. We found out the hard way, guarana IS caffeine! Similarly, commercial iced tea, even the all-natural ones, have a lot of caffeine in them. These days both boys are able to tolerate some caffeine. However, I do my best to limit their intake. Not easy with difficult child 1 now living elsewhere. Marg [/QUOTE]
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