An Alternative History of Hyperactivity : Food Additives and the Feingold Diet /

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In 1973, San Francisco allergist Ben Feingold created an uproar by claiming that synthetic food additives triggered hyperactivity, then the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. He contended that the epidemic should not be treated with drugs such as Ritalin but, instead, w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Matthew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2011]
Colección:Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
Temas:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Diet therapy.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > History.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Nutritional aspects.
Food additives > Toxicology.
MEDICAL / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Food for Thought
  • Chapter 2. Why Your Child Is Hyperactive
  • Chapter 3. Feingold Goes Public
  • Chapter 4. The Problem with Hyperactivity
  • Chapter 5. "Food Just Isn't What It Used to Be"
  • Chapter 6. The Feingold Diet in the Media
  • Chapter 7. Testing the Feingold Diet
  • Chapter 8. Feingold Families
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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