They are carcinogenic (cancer inducing), make you obese, provoke diabetes and induce skin irritations, amongst other nasty effects. Now, food colorings and additives have been connected to hyperactivity in children by a British research.

Many parents exclude foods with additives from their children’s menu in cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) but the new research made at the University of Southampton, led by psychology Professor Dr. Jim Stevenson, is the first to detect a link between the two, showing that a mix of several food colorants and benzoate preservative affects the children’s behavior.