Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Dec 10, 2025

Handling Techniques to Reduce Stress in Mice
09:03

Handling Techniques to Reduce Stress in Mice

Published on: September 25, 2021

41.9K

Recent Research on Food Additives: Implications for CAMH.

Jim Stevenson1

  • 1School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health
|August 28, 2020
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Editorial Perspective: How Sir Michael Rutter revolutionised our understanding of human development: An introduction to a systematic Digest of his life's work.

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines·2021
Same author

Editorial: Accumulating Evidence for the Benefit of Micronutrients for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry·2021
Same author

Indivisible by Two.

Child and adolescent mental health·2020
Same author

Antisocial behaviour and spelling disability in a population sample of 13 year old twins.

European child & adolescent psychiatry·2018
Same author

Predicting reading ability in teenagers who are deaf or hard of hearing: A longitudinal analysis of language and reading.

Research in developmental disabilities·2018
Same author

Letter to the Editor: Unreported statistics lead to unverifiable results in study of vitamin D supplementation in children with autism spectrum disorder - Comment regarding Saad, K., et al. (2016).

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines·2017
Same journal

Letter to the Editor: Theory of mind, intolerance of uncertainty, and informant asymmetry: three extensions of the autism-anxiety network model - a response to Zaidman-Zait et al (2026).

Child and adolescent mental health·2026
Same journal

Letter to the Editor: 'Key links between autistic characteristics and anxiety symptoms in autistic children and youth': a response to Lai et al. (2026).

Child and adolescent mental health·2026
Same journal

Under the radar: a longitudinal exploration of mental health among children and adolescents experiencing parental and caregiver death during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

Child and adolescent mental health·2026
Same journal

Letter to the Editor: Do smartphone bans improve adolescent mental health? Limitations of cross-sectional evidence.

Child and adolescent mental health·2026
Same journal

Letters to the Editor: Request for Clarification on Methods and Interpretation: Comment on Shaughnessy et al. (2025).

Child and adolescent mental health·2026
Same journal

Correction to 'Short Research Article: Independent association between household income and family adversity and bipolar disorder in adolescence and young adulthood-a registry-data study in the Basque Country'.

Child and adolescent mental health·2026
See all related articles

Removing artificial food colours may improve behaviour in some children, including those without ADHD. Further research is needed to identify which children benefit most from dietary changes.

Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Child Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Artificial food colours have been debated for their role in hyperactivity.
  • Evidence suggests removing colours improves behaviour in some children with ADHD.
  • Characteristics of children benefiting from colour removal are currently unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of food colour removal on behaviour in children.
  • To explore if children without ADHD also benefit from dietary changes.
  • To discuss implications for child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing replicated evidence on food colours and ADHD.
  • Analysis of studies examining the impact of food colour removal on behaviour.
Keywords:
ADHDFood additiveshyperactivity

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2025

Handling Techniques to Reduce Stress in Mice
09:03

Handling Techniques to Reduce Stress in Mice

Published on: September 25, 2021

41.9K
  • Consideration of other dietary interventions for ADHD.

    • Main Results:

    • Replicated evidence confirms small behavioural improvements in some children with ADHD upon colour removal.
    • Studies indicate that some children without ADHD also show behavioural benefits from colour removal.
    • The specific characteristics of children who benefit remain unidentified.

    Conclusions:

    • Dietary interventions, including food colour removal, may benefit a broader group of children than previously thought.
    • Findings have implications for CAMH services and the management of behavioural issues.
    • Further research is essential to identify responsive individuals and optimize dietary strategies for ADHD and hyperactivity.