Anti-Stress Nutrition Programme to Improve Mood,
Health, Behaviour and Learning
By Brenda Sampson
ADDITIVES TO AVOID
The Hyperactive Children's Support Group (HACSG) is the British hyperactivity association. They recommend that the following additives should be avoided by hyperactive or chemically sensitive people.
Colourings
- 102 Tartrazine
- E128 Red 2G
- E104 Quinoline Yellow
- 132 Indigo carmine
- 107 Yellow 2G
- 133 Brilliant blue FCF
- 110 Sunset Yellow FCF
- 150 Caramel
- 120 Cochineal
- 151 Black PN
- 122 Carmoisine
- E154 Brown FK
- 123 Amaranth
- 155 Brown HT
- 124 Ponceau 4R
- 160(b) Annatto
- 127 Erythrosine
Preservatives
- 210 Benzoic acid
- 251 Sodium nitrate
- 211 Sodium benzoate
- 220 Sulphur dioxide
- 250 Sodium nitrite
- 282 Calcium proprionate; a mould inhibitor in bread and other flour products
Anti-oxidants
- 319 Tert-butylhydroquinone
- 321 Butylated hydroxytoluene
- 320 Butylated hydroxyanisole
Note: Artificial flavours are not given code numbers, but they should also be avoided. On a label "flavouring" usually means artificial flavour.
The following additives are dangerous to asthmatics or aspirin-sensitive people, and could reasonably be added to the HACSG listing. They should especially be avoided by babies and children.
- 212 Potassium benzoate
- 224 Potassium metabisulphite
- 213 Calcium benzoate
- 310 Propyl gallate
- E214 Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- 311 Octyl gallate
- E215 Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
- 312 Dodecyl gallate
- 216 Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- 621 Monosodium L -glutamate
- E217 Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
- 622 Monopotassium L -glutamate
- 218 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- 623 Calcium di L-glutamate
- E219 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
- 627 Disodium guanylate
- 221 Sodium sulphite
- 631 Disodium inosinate
- 222 Sodium bisulphite
- E635 Sodium 5-ribonucleotide
- 223 Sodium metabisulphite
