.-=Bob Moylan said to Judy Gibson on 09-17-96=-.
> 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.
> 
.-=End of Quote=-.
Ive talked to may doctors that dont reconize ADD and they all agree on one 
thing, Red food dye can make any "normal" child hyper, so hyper ones dont 
have much of a chance.
My son also has problems with Nutra Sweet, it gives him headaches, which 
causes mood swings.  
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