Judy Gibson On (15 Sep 96) was overheard to say to Mark Probert
 > Of course it would also be correct to point out that the Feingold Diet
 > as a treatment for ADHD has been discredited for over a decade as there
 > is no basis whatsoever for any claims that true ADHD is nutritionally
 > linked in any way whatsoever.
 JG>    That's not strictly true. What was proven was diet alone doesn't
 JG> work for 90-95% of ADHD kids. My older son IS diet sensitive, but not
 JG> nearly to the extent that Feingold presumes in his diet (IOW, it's not
 JG> necessary to be that restrictive).  He can't function in school
 JG> without his ritalin, but he can't function even WITH it if he ingests
 JG> certain red and yellow food dyes.
 That would tend to indicate to me that he has an allergy to
 red/yellow food dyes and it makes perfectly good sense to eliminate
 those from his diet.  Have to agree with Mark, the Feingold Diet has
 never been replicated (not from lack of trying) and in/of itself has
 no effect on ADD/ADHD.
 Bob
... That's just my opinion... and I could be wrong.
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