Behavioral responses to artificial food colors

Bernard Weiss; J. Hicks Williams; Sheldon Margen; Barbara Abrams; Bette Caan; L. Jay Citron; Christopher Cox; Jane McKibben; Dale Ogar; Stephen Schultz

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Behavioral responses to artificial food colors

Bernard Weiss, J. Hicks Williams, Sheldon Margen, Barbara Abrams, Bette Caan, L. Jay Citron, Christopher Cox, Jane McKibben, Dale Ogar, Stephen Schultz

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1487-1489
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	207
Issue number	4438
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7361103
State	Published - 1980
Externally published	Yes

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