03722nam 2200685 a 450 991045790700332120200520144314.01-283-86464-90-8135-5102-110.36019/9780813551029(CKB)2550000000083923(EBL)849492(OCoLC)775302263(SSID)ssj0000581823(PQKBManifestationID)11415545(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000581823(PQKBWorkID)10537614(PQKB)10269466(MiAaPQ)EBC849492(MdBmJHUP)muse16166(DE-B1597)530002(DE-B1597)9780813551029(Au-PeEL)EBL849492(CaPaEBR)ebr10534359(CaONFJC)MIL417714(EXLCZ)99255000000008392320100930d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn alternative history of hyperactivity[electronic resource] food additives and the Feingold diet /Matthew SmithNew Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20111 online resource (260 p.)Critical issues in health and medicineDescription based upon print version of record.0-8135-5016-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Food for thought -- Why your child is hyperactive -- Feingold goes public -- The problem with hyperactivity -- "Food just isn't what it used to be" -- The Feingold diet in the media -- Testing the Feingold diet -- Feingold families.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 and designed dozens of trials to challenge the idea. The resulting medical opinion was that the diet did not work and it was rejected. Matthew Smith asserts that those scientific conclusions were, in fact, flawed. An Alternative History of Hyperactivity explores the origins of the Feingold diet, revealing why it became so popular, and the ways in which physicians, parents, and the public made decisions about whether it was a valid treatment for hyperactivity. Arguing that the fate of Feingold's therapy depended more on cultural, economic, and political factors than on the scientific protocols designed to test it, Smith suggests the lessons learned can help resolve medical controversies more effectively.Critical issues in health and medicine.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderNutritional aspectsAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderDiet therapyAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderHistoryFood additivesToxicologyElectronic books.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderNutritional aspects.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderDiet therapy.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderHistory.Food additivesToxicology.618.92/8589Smith Matthew1973-1043432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457907003321An alternative history of hyperactivity2468401UNINA