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The Feingold diet is an elimination diet initially devised by Benjamin Feingold following research in the 1970s that appeared to link food additives with hyperactivity; by eliminating these additives and various foods the diet was supposed to alleviate the condition.
Mar 24, 1982 · Dr. Ben F. Feingold, a pediatric allergist and author who believed that many hyperactive children could benefit from a diet that excluded all artificial colors and flavors, died yesterday at...
What is the Feingold diet? The Feingold diet is based on an early allergy diet devised by the Mayo Clinic and used by Ben Feingold, M.D., to treat asthma and allergy in the 1950s. During the 1960s and 1970s, he discovered it was also helpful for behavioral challenges like hyperactivity.
The Feingold Diet removes. Artificial (synthetic) food dyes. Artificial (synthetic) flavorings & fragrances. BHA, BHT and TBHQ. Artificial sweeteners. Temporarily Removed at The Start of The Diet. Foods and non-foods containing salicylates. Aspirin and medicine containing aspirin. Products containing several other additives are marked in our ...
Dr. Feingold's Work. Ben F. Feingold, MD (1899 – 1982) was trained as a pediatrician and taught Pediatrics at Northwestern University School of Medicine. He transitioned to treating allergy and studied under the Austrian doctor, Clemens von Pirquet, who coined the term “allergy.”
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May 17, 2008 · The Feingold diet was a popular, yet controversial, treatment for hyperactive children during the 1970s which blamed food additives for the disorder. Although parents and the media were attracted to the Feingold diet, the medical community was suspicious and designed trials to test it.
As Ben Feingold, MD, taught us, a person can be sensitive to or allergic to virtually anything. It can appear to be overwhelming to identify the culprit or culprits. But he found that a good place to begin is with several chemicals that bother the most people, and offer little or no benefit for the consumer.
