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

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Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London An Alternative History of Hyperactivity Food Additives and the Feingold Diet Matthew Smith Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smith, Matthew, 1973– An alternative history of hyperactivity : food additives and the Feingold diet / Matthew Smith. p. ; cm. — (Critical issues in health and medicine) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8135-5016-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8135-5017-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Feingold, Ben F. 2. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Nutritional aspects. 3. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Diet therapy. 4. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—History. 5. Food additives—Toxicology. I. Title. II. Series: Critical issues in health and medicine. [DNLM: 1. Feingold, Ben F. 2. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity—diet therapy. 3. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity—history. 4. Child. 5. Diet Fads—psychology. 6. Food Additives—adverse effects. 7. Food Hypersensitivity. 8. Research Design—standards. WS 350.8.A8] RJ506.H9S643 2011 618.92⬘8589—dc22 2010042034 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2011 by Matthew Smith All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our Web site: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America This is for my dad, who taught me about taking risks. ...