Do food colors cause hyperactivity in children?
The issue of whether food colors cause hyperactivity in children has occasionally been called into question by a small subset of the scientific community. Scientific studies on the potential relationship between food colors and hyperactivity have been conducted over the past thirty years; however, these studies have been unable to show a “cause and effect” relationship. Additionally, many of these studies had limitations, including: small sample populations; the inability to isolate one food color and link it to a particular behavior; and reliance on anecdotal reports and recall by study participants. To date, most scientific experts agree that sufficient evidence does not exist to support a causal relationship between food color consumption and increased hyperactivity, with an overall consensus that more research is needed on the topic. Q: What does the past and current scientific research say about food colors and hyperactivity? A: Research on the relationship between food colors and
