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Miller, Older, Drake, Zimmerman, American Journal of Diseases in Children. Mar;123(3):197-9. This is a very old paper, but maybe it’s time we paid attention — even that long ago, they KNEW that the diphtheria vaccine did not prevent contagion and … Continue reading
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All mammals nurse their young, feeding them milk produced in their mammary glands. Before the “true” milk itself is produced, however, another fluid called colostrum is provided. It is rich in nutrients as well as various growth factors; it is … Continue reading
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Dr. Feingold comments on the FDA study The Kaiser-Permanente/University of California study funded by the FDA is commonly referred to as the FDA study. The study was supportive. One child out of 22 children under controlled conditions reacted unequivocally to … Continue reading
The American Baby – A Victim of Corporate Profits? The American Council on Science and Health – the food industry’s new lobby – celebrates the International Year of the Child with a feature article in the August American Babymagazine; some … Continue reading
Evening with Dr. Feingold Dr. Feingold was in the Washington area recently to participate in the Huxley Institute symposium. Board members of FAWA thank the doctor for giving us an evening of his time, and Rod & Trish Federick for … Continue reading
Letter from Dr. Feingold to FAUS Members: Greetings; This past quarter has been quite eventful, not only for the concept of dietary management of behavioral disturbances and learning disabilities, but for the entire field of nutrition. So many events of … Continue reading
NEW YORK (Associated Press) May 8, 1979 — There is no evidence that hyperactivity in children is caused by their diet, in particular by artificial food coloring, an independent association of scientists has found. The American Council on Science and … Continue reading
Study backs idea that food dye may make children hyperactive by Michael J. Conlon, United Press InternationalWashington Star, Sunday, October 9, 1977
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Letter from Dr. Feingold Greetings to all members of FAUS! It is almost six years since the AMA meeting in New York (June 1973), where I made the first public announcement linking food additives to behavioral disturbances and learning disabilities … Continue reading
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Letter from Dr. Feingold Dear Parents: Some interesting and important events occurred during the past quarter. The FDA science symposium, “Effects of Foods and Drugs on the Development and Function of the Nervous System: Methods for Predicting Toxicity” was very … Continue reading
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Letter from Dr. Feingold to the Feingold Association of the United States Greetings to All Members of FAUS, This past quarter has been very productive. Great progress has been made in public awareness, acceptance and application of the diet. This … Continue reading
FAWA: Feingold Association of the Washington Area 1977 September: First Anniversary Issue / FDA study 1977 November: Dr. Feingold’s Visit 1977 December: Answering the Critics: Nutrition Foundation / Dr. Mayer 1978 June: Evening with Dr. Feingold 1978 December: Letter from … Continue reading
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The Nutrition Foundation Strikes Again We had not heard from the Nutrition Foundation for a long time. They’re the alter-ego of the American Council on Science and Health. Like ACSH, the Nutrition Foundation sounds like an unbiased, scientific pillar of … Continue reading
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First FDA study supports Feingold theory Results from the first federally-sponsored study of the Feingold hypothesis are strongly supportive of a key facet of the KP diet. Following two experiments funded by the Food & Drug Administration, researchers at the … Continue reading
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Dr. Feingold’s Visit Dr. Feingold addressed a standing-room-only audience of FAWA members on October 8th. Here are some of the highlights from his talk. We are no longer in the position of having to “prove” the validity of our knowledge. … Continue reading
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Answering the critics FAWA Newsletter, December 1977 (page 9-10) Feingold families are often confronted by newspaper and magazine articles — some of which appear in medical journals — telling us that the KP Diet doesn’t really work. (Those sleepless nights … Continue reading
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Science. 207(4438): 1489-90. Red 3 was applied to nerve synapses in the frog, producing an irreversible, dose-dependent increase in neurotransmitter release. The author suggested this may be useful for studying neurotransmitters, but that the use of Red 3 as a … Continue reading
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Although this speech was given in 1978, it could equally apply today. Tragically, his warning went unheeded, and nothing has changed. Ladies and Gentlemen: I am pleased to be with you today to discuss the importance of the School Food … Continue reading
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Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 1979 Dec;64(6 Pt 1):500-6 In this study, a positive response was defined as a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) for up to 4 hours. The researchers tested several hundred … Continue reading
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Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1979. Nov; 129(3): 303-9. In this study on guinea pigs, the researchers showed that the dye Yellow 5 potentiates asthmatic reactions to other broncho-constrictors. In other words, the dye may not cause an asthma attack … Continue reading
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Life Sciences. 1980 Nov 17;27(20):1897-904. In this study, some rats were treated with 6-OHDA and some were treated with placebo. In each of these groups, some were given food dyes and some were given placebo, resulting in 4 groups of … Continue reading
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Clinical Allergy. 1978 Jan;8(1): 65-8. In an Israeli hospital, Neuman et al tested the effect of 50 mg of tartrazine (Yellow 5) on 97 patients with a variety of allergic disorders and 25 with non-allergic rhinitis. First, all patients were … Continue reading
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Prostaglandins and Medicine, 1978 Dec;1(6):499-505 The authors discuss the bronchoconstriction caused by tartrazine (Yellow 5) in people who are aspirin-sensitive, as well as its effect on the prostaglandin system of guinea pig lungs. They found that the dye inhibits formation … Continue reading
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Annals of Allergy, 1977. Mar;38(3): 206-10 In this paper, Lockey describes the battery of tests he had developed to determine sensitivity to food additives and analgesics, which he says can make symptoms of asthma and chronic urticaria (hives) worse. MedLine … Continue reading
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Annals of Allergy 1977 Jul;39(1):28-37 This is an early review of the combination of asthma, nasal pathology and intolerance to aspirin as a “unique syndrome” with a tendency for diabetes as well as a prolongation of bleeding time. Abrishami mentions … Continue reading
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Clinical Allergy. 1976 Mar;6(2): 119-29. In this study, Stenius and Lemola used far less of tartrazine (Yellow 5) and aspirin than what a person may normally ingest, and had to overcome chronic medication as well (see NOTES below). Nevertheless, they … Continue reading
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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1975. Sep;56(3): 215-21 The authors presented their evidence that in aspirin intolerance there are two mechanisms – one causing bronchospasm (breathing difficulty such as in asthma) and the other causing urticaria (hives). They also … Continue reading
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Science, March 28, 1980, Vol. 207. pp.1485-7 QUOTE: “The performance of the hyperactive children on paired-associate learning tests on the day they received the dye blend was impaired relative to their performance after they received the placebo, but the performance … Continue reading
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Science, 1980. March 28;207 (4438): 1487-9. QUOTE: ”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 … Continue reading
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The Journal of Pediatrics. 1979. June; 94(6):944-5 Trying to find a reason why some children respond well to the Feingold Diet and others don’t, Brenner measured copper and zinc levels in the blood of 20 children who had responded well … Continue reading
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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 1979. Vol 23(1) 73-84. QUOTE: “This disenchantment with present-day rehabilitation techniques prompted the Ford Foundation in its annual report for 1977 to recommend that the role in delinquency of biochemical and organic … Continue reading
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Science. 1979. July 27; 205 (4404): 410-2. Lafferman found that erythrosin B [Red 3] given to rats prevents the uptake of dopamine (the “feel good” neurotransmitter) by nerve cells in the brain called the caudate synaptosomes. This is consistent with … Continue reading
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Neurobehavioral Toxicology, 1979. Spring;1(1):41-7. (Today called Neurotoxicology and Teratology) In a study on rat pups, the highest dose of food dyes caused the greatest activity. Even after a half hour, the pups only calmed down by 7.25% — while the … Continue reading
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Medical Journal of Australia, 1978 Dec 2;2(12):548, 569-70. The Feingold diet, as used in Australia, was found to be nutritionally superior to a “normal” diet, and pronounced safe to use. MedLine
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Medical Journal of Australia, 1978. Dec 2;2(12):570-2 To test for reactions to salicylate, 12 children who had been on the Feingold diet for about a year were challenge-tested with 40 mg of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) in a double-blind, cross-over trial … Continue reading
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Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 1978. April; 14(2):39-40 Goyette performed two studies: Experiment One: 16 children were put on the diet and were much improved according to both parents and teachers. Then they were challenged with two cookies per day (with or without … Continue reading
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Pediatrics, 1978. Jun;61(6):818-28 In a double-blind diet study in which all food was provided for a “Feingold Diet” and a “control diet,” parents of 63% of the 36 school-age children and 100% of the 10 preschool children reported improved behavior … Continue reading
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Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1978 Nov;73(5):515-9 Harper calculated the nutrient intake of 54 children before and on the Feingold diet. They were as good or better than the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) — in other words, the … Continue reading
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New Zealand Medical Journal, 1978. Jul 26;88(616):43-5. QUOTE: “Ten hyperkinetic children have been treated with the [Feingold] diet, five of whom improved dramatically and are now off all other therapy. Their response to accidental and deliberate challenge supports the hypothesis … Continue reading
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Medical Journal of Australia, 1978. Jan 28;1(2):61-4 In this double-blind study of 22 hyperactive children, Levy put them on an elimination diet for four weeks and then challenged them with Yellow 5. She reported that their improvement in the first … Continue reading
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Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 1978 Winter; 11(4):439-46 This was a double-blind study on two girls who had been on the Feingold diet for almost a year. Trained observers watched them in school and reported on the frequency of the … Continue reading
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Pediatrics. 1978 Jun;61(6):811-7. 26 hyperactive children were given a “modified” Feingold diet in which artificial food dyes and flavorings were eliminated, but not preservatives or salicylates. They were then challenged in four ways: Cookie with 13 mg food dyes + … Continue reading
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Clinical Pediatrics (Phila) 1977 Jul;16(7):652-6 (Case studies) When 32 hyperactive children Dr. Brenner had been treating medically for years were given the Feingold diet, 11 of them — 34.3% — “markedly improved.“ Another 2 improved as much but were older, … Continue reading
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Journal of the American Society for Preventive Dentistry, 1977 Jan-Feb;7(1):13-5. QUOTE: “The presence of food additives in products used in dental procedures may have serious consequences for many patients. Hyperactivity and learning disabilities as well as buccal, gingival and … Continue reading
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Speech to American Academy of Pediatrics, New York Hilton Hotel, November 8, 1977. QUOTE: ”Recognizing that any compound under the appropriate conditions can induce adverse reactions, including behavioral disturbances, it becomes necessary to evaluate each compound or class of compounds … Continue reading
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Pediatrics, 1976 Aug;58(2):154-66. In a double-blind crossover study, 15 children were given a control diet and the “K-P” (Feingold) diet eliminating artificial flavors, colors, and natural salicylates. QUOTE: “Both parents and teachers reported fewer hyperkinetic symptoms on the K-P diet … Continue reading
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Medical Journal of Australia. 1976 Jul 17;2(3):85-8, 90. In Australia, 15 children were given the Feingold diet. Parents of 13 of them (87%) reported improvement in their children’s behaviour and a relapse upon eating off-diet items. MedLine
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Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1976. Vol.9(9) pp.19-27 Dr. Feingold reviews the historical background of hyperkinesis (hyperactivity) and learning disabilities, and discusses the food additives. He explains the importance of artificial food dyes and flavors. MedLine || Full Text
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Medical Journal of Australia 1976 Aug 14;2(7):248-51 Thirty-one children with behavioural problems and learning difficulties were allergy tested … 15 of them were given the Feingold diet (then called the KP Diet). Ninety-three per cent (93%) responded with improved behaviour … Continue reading
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Journal of Learning Disabilities, November 1976 vol.9 no.9 p.560-569 Spring reviewed the few studies available at that time and concluded that there was no “epidemic” of hyperactivity in the 1970s because a particular WISC reading score average was higher in … Continue reading
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The American Journal of Nursing, 1975 May;75(5):797-803. QUOTE: “… It is important to recognize that this entire behavioral pattern is beyond the child’s voluntary control. He does not choose to be a failure nor does he want to be bad. … Continue reading
