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Insights Nutr Metab 2017
Volume 1 Issue 3 Nutrition World 2017
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September 11-12, 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland
15 th World Congress on
Advances in Nutrition, Food Science & Technology
The warning of the consumers about the
effect of food synthetic dyes on children
Saoud Zahia
Pasteur Institute of Algiers, Algeria
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of
the most common childhood disorders. It can continue
through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include
difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty
controlling behavior, and hyperactivity (over-activity).For
more than 30 years, scientists have examined the effect
of food additives, especially food colorings on children’s
behavior which gives rise to much controversy. The debate
took birth when Dr. Benjamin Feingold has established
a link between food dyes and hyperactivity in children
in 1982. According to his hypothesis, some children are
genetically predisposed to hyperactivity. He reported a
dramatic improvement in the behavior of 50% of children
who adopted a diet with no dyes, artificial flavorings or
salicylates.
The impact of this distant controversy continues to
influence parents’ opinions about the effect of food
additives on children’s behavior. A study published in 1987
highlighted the need for pediatricians have to manage the
growing manifestations of anxiety aroused by the issue of
food among parents. The author found that many parents
have learned the possible effect of additives in the media
In Algeria the synthetic dyes regulation exists in Algeria.
The nonexistent is a regulation that requires a health
warning on the labels.
The aim of this project is to allow a new interdepartmental
decree between the Department of Health and the
Department of Trade It will require labeling of products
containing synthetics dyes that can have adverse effects
by adding the mention “may have an adverse effect on
activity and attention of the children”.
The aim of our study is to know if the synthetic food
dyes have an impact on the lifestyle and the children’s
functioning. It will allow us to understand the risks
associated with the use of these dyes. For this we have
chosen to work on hyperactive children rather than the
healthy ones because of the effect of the interaction which
will be more apparent on the hyperactive children who
have a lack of dopamine “induced hyperactivity”.
The immediate purpose of the study is to raise public
awareness about the effect that can have synthetic food
dyes on children. We are based on hyperactive children
because the effects of dyes are more noticeable than in
“healthy” children, but our goal is to protect all children.
The overall objectives are to never put on the market a
food product is its source before it is tested and labeled
and to create a new decree to band the synthetic dyes
which have bad effects on our health.
Biography
Saoud Zahia is a pharmacist master assistant in hydrology, environment and
nutrition. He is working at the faculty of medicine of Algiers in the department
of pharmacy and Institute Pasteur of Algeria which it depends on the network
institute Pasteur of Paris. He worked as a quality manager for 4 years and at
the moment he joined the laboratory of water, food and environment of the
Pasteurb Institute of Algeria.
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Saoud Zahia, Insights Nutr Metab 2017