Behavioral responses to artificial food colors.
Twenty-two young children, maintained on a diet that excluded certain foods, were challenged intermittently with a blend of seven artificial colors in a double-blind trial. Parents' observations provided the criteria of response. One child that responded mildly to the challenge and one that responded dramatically were detected. The latter, a 34-month-old female, showed a significant increase in aversive behaviors. These results further confirm previous controlled studies.
D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005505:Food Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male
D005505:Food Coloring Agents