> 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.
 > 
 CC> .-=End of Quote=-.
 CC> Ive talked to may doctors that dont reconize ADD and they all agree on
 CC> one thing, Red food dye can make any "normal" child hyper, so hyper
 CC> ones dont have much of a chance.
 CC> My son also has problems with Nutra Sweet, it gives him headaches,
 CC> which causes mood swings.  
     There have been some posts about NutraSweet being harmfull for people,
     not just children with ADHD. It is believed to be harmful to pregnant
     women and people with diabetis. I have a letter I can copy about it if
     you are interested. I downloaded it from one of the echos. I wanted a
     few family members and friends to read it. Let me know. No one in my
     household uses it anymore....better to be safe than sorry.
     Marie
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