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By Marge
15 November 2007 09:56
Which E-numbers are bad? I want to avoid them for my grandchildren, but I don’t know what I’m looking for.
By Yours Diet Expert
New research has confirmed our worst fears that additives found in sweets, biscuits and fizzy drinks fuel hyperactivity in children. The study, carried out by scientists at Southampton University for The Food Standards Agency (FSA) found that children who have eaten E-numbers have more difficulty sitting down and concentrating. They also have problems reading, and become loud and impulsive. E-numbers can be found in a whole range of foods the average child eats each week. The most common culprits are ice cream, sweets, biscuits and soft drinks. But they can also be found in some medicines and toothpastes. The good news is that many supermarkets are taking drastic action! Marks & Spencer is removing all artificial colours and flavours from 99 per cent of products by the end of the year. Asda is doing the same with 9,000 own-label foods. Sainsbury’s, Tesco and the Co-op have announced similar action. In the meantime all you can do is check for additives by scrutinising labels.
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Josseline says
I fear that my niece ate too many E-numbers, as well. We were shopping when we saw some Steelers baby clothes and she suddenly forgot where she had seen that dress she wanted me to buy. It got me thinking, but I didn't know what it meant. We should take her to a doctor, don't you think?
09 May 2013 13:01
CheyanneEdith says
Oh my, I had no idea ice cream can be bad for children. I bought my niece some sweet JoJo designs for her birthday and I took her out for an ice cream, but it didn't say anything about this, it said it was homemade. Are these one bad for her, too? I don't know what to think, anymore.
28 February 2013 21:24
kymfoull says
Since I got pregnant,I started to be very conscious about what I eat.The problem remained after I gave birth,because my baby girl shows difficulty digesting cow's milk formula.It seems that everything has E numbers.I finally decided on soy baby formula,based on a doctor's recommendation.In my opinion,this is the best solution.
25 August 2011 11:12
craigie says
Hi I gave my 7 year old grandson some strawberry toffee sweets which my husband and I had been enjoying. Within several hours of returning home, his Mum phoned me to say he was covered with a rash from head to toe and they had to phone the emergency doctor who confirmed it was an allergy. It wasn't until we sat down and thought about what he had eaten whilst he had been staying with us, that I realised it was the sweets. After reading the e numbers on the wrappers, I found they included E129 the red colouring. I found information on these numbers on a website and it confirmed they could cause allergies. He had previously had the same make of sweets but banana flavoured and these caused him no problems. Why must manufacturers put these horrific additives into food!! Concerned grandmother.
Hi
I gave my 7 year old grandson some strawberry toffee sweets which my husband and I had been enjoying. Within several hours of returning home, his Mum phoned me to say he was covered with a rash from head to toe and they had to phone the emergency doctor who confirmed it was an allergy. It wasn't until we sat down and thought about what he had eaten whilst he had been staying with us, that I realised it was the sweets. After reading the e numbers on the wrappers, I found they included E129 the red colouring. I found information on these numbers on a website and it confirmed they could cause allergies. He had previously had the same make of sweets but banana flavoured and these caused him no problems. Why must manufacturers put these horrific additives into food!!
Concerned grandmother.
15 October 2008 19:54
