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

by Matthew Smith

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, with a food additive-free diet. Parents and the media considered his treatment, the Feingold diet, a compelling alternative. Physicians, however, were skeptical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813550165
• ISBN13: 9780813550169
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"