Study: Food additives may lower IQ

A British study suggests artificial color added to food and beverages could lower a child's intelligence.

Researchers at Southampton University said developmental damage from seven food additives could lower a child's IQ by up to five points, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

Britain's Food Standards Agency will meet Thursday to consider recommendations that manufacturers voluntarily remove six of the food additives from their products -- tartrazine, quinoline yellow, sunset yellow, carmoisine, ponceau, and allura red. Further research has been suggested for the seventh additive, the preservative sodium benzoate, the newspaper said.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

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Posted by Modernmystic 04/08/08 10:37

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Pffft...how about some of their actual data rather than a sensationalist claim? This article is THIN.

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Posted by kimberelly 04/08/08 14:17

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Yeah.. there is not much research presented to back up these claims.. this article was not worth publishing without any evidence presented to back it up.

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Posted by bfreewithrp 04/08/08 18:28

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Well, I will give my oppinion on this matter, IQ lowering or not.
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