ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024
Synthetic Colors in Food: A Warning for Children's Health.
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- Sustainable adsorptive removal of eriochrome black T Dye using Cladophora glomerata biochar.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Food Additives in Products with and Without Added Sugar on the Polish Market.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Application of Fucoxanthin-Loaded Probiotic Membrane Vesicles in Dietary Intervention of High-Fat Diet Induced Obese Mice and Color Improvement for Fruit Juice.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Elimination of Autism Symptoms Using the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: Literature Review and Case Report.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Food Environment Assessment in Primary Schools Before the Implementation of Mexico's 2025 School Food Guidelines: A Mixed Method Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Examining ultra-processed food consumption and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children living in Kuwait.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Dietary exposure to food additives in ultra-processed foods: implications for gut microbiome, metabolic health, and risk assessment.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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- Food additive mixtures in French children and adults: the nationally representative Esteban study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Health Risk Assessment of Dietary Chemical Exposures: A Comprehensive Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A universal strategy for real-time discrimination and evaluation of food freshness using natural colorants as indicators: from detection to antioxidant and antibacterial properties.NPJ science of food · 2025Review
- Color additives in chewing gum products sold through Indian online marketplaces: variances and compliance with food safety norms in India, the EU, and the USA.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Food as Medicine for Hypertension: Microbiota as Mediators.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2025Review
- Association of 37 markers of ultra-processing with all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Optimizing Weaning Strategies: A Consensus-Based Approach for Complementary Feeding in the Middle East and North Africa Region.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2025Review
- Effects of Selected Food Additives on the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Basidiomycete pigments as sustainable food colorants and stabilizers: from fungal biology to industrial potential.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
This study addressed the harmful effects of artificial colors in pediatric populations, including children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as those without behavioral disorders. There is a consensus that synthetic food colorings have several impacts on consumers, especially pediatrics, due to their influence on sensory appeal, which can encourage preference for certain foods. The results revealed that these color additives are directly linked to a series of health problems, with a greater impact on children, including a predisposition to pathological conditions such as carcinogenic, allergenic, mutagenic, cytotoxic, and clastogenic activities, as well as gastrointestinal and respiratory problems, in addition to behavioral changes in children with and without diagnosed disorders. The harms of synthetic dyes in children with or without comorbidities are worrying and require a careful and proactive approach from parents, caregivers and public authorities.
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