LEADER 03688nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910779090803321 005 20230725055921.0 010 $a1-283-86464-9 010 $a0-8135-5102-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813551029 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083923 035 $a(EBL)849492 035 $a(OCoLC)775302263 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000581823 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11415545 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000581823 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10537614 035 $a(PQKB)10269466 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC849492 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16166 035 $a(DE-B1597)530002 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813551029 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL849492 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10534359 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL417714 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083923 100 $a20100930d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn alternative history of hyperactivity$b[electronic resource] $efood additives and the Feingold diet /$fMatthew Smith 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 225 1 $aCritical issues in health and medicine 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-5016-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFood 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. 330 $aIn 1973, San Francisco allergist Ben Feingold created an uproar by claiming that synthetic food additives triggered hyperactivity, then the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. He contended that the epidemic should not be treated with drugs such as Ritalin but, instead, with a food additive-free diet. Parents and the media considered his treatment, the Feingold diet, a compelling alternative. Physicians, however, were skeptical and designed dozens of trials to challenge the idea. The resulting medical opinion was that the diet did not work and it was rejected. Matthew Smith asserts that those scientific conclusions were, in fact, flawed. An Alternative History of Hyperactivity explores the origins of the Feingold diet, revealing why it became so popular, and the ways in which physicians, parents, and the public made decisions about whether it was a valid treatment for hyperactivity. Arguing that the fate of Feingold's therapy depended more on cultural, economic, and political factors than on the scientific protocols designed to test it, Smith suggests the lessons learned can help resolve medical controversies more effectively. 410 0$aCritical issues in health and medicine. 606 $aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder$xNutritional aspects 606 $aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder$xDiet therapy 606 $aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder$xHistory 606 $aFood additives$xToxicology 615 0$aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder$xNutritional aspects. 615 0$aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder$xDiet therapy. 615 0$aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder$xHistory. 615 0$aFood additives$xToxicology. 676 $a618.92/8589 700 $aSmith$b Matthew$f1973-$01501099 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779090803321 996 $aAn alternative history of hyperactivity$93844689 997 $aUNINA