Amounts of artificial food dyes and added sugars in foods and sweets commonly consumed by children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 309-321

  Stevens, Laura J ^a   Burgess, John R ^a   Stochelski, Mateusz A ^a   Kuczek, Thomas ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allura Red; artificial food colors; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); candy; childhood behavioral problems; high fructose corn syrup; hyperactivity; sugars; tartrazine

Indexed keywords

ALLURA RED AC; CARBOHYDRATE; CORN SYRUP; FOOD DYE; SUGAR; YOGHURT; SUGAR INTAKE;

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BEVERAGE; CAREGIVER; CEREAL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD COLOR; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; ICE CREAM; MEAL; NUTRITION; PORTION SIZE; REVIEW; SUGAR BEET; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUGAR INTAKE;

CANDY; DIETARY SUCROSE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84925680164     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922814530803     Document Type: Review

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