Food additives, essential nutrients and neurodevelopmental behavioural disorders in children: A brief review

Buka, Irena; Osornio-Vargas, Álvaro; Clark, Brenda

doi:10.1093/pch/16.7.e54

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“…Fast-food characteristically includes processed food, which lacks several essential nutrients needed for optimal brain functions. Fast-food consumption may be worse than the Western DP, which typically is high in meat and HGI food, because it contains more preservatives and food additives that lead to anomalous neurobehaviors (Buka et al, 2011). In addition, fast-food is more likely to contain high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats.…”

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Validity and reliability of Food–Mood Questionnaire (FMQ)

2019

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Background: The need for short and validated questionnaires to evaluate dietary patterns (DPs) and mental distress in clinical and research settings is increasing. Aim: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a Food–Mood Questionnaire (FMQ) to assess DPs in relation to mental distress. Method: A standard validation protocol that included item development, pilot–testing, test–retesting, and a series of statistical validation analyses was used. Content, face, internal, construct and external validity as well as reliability were confirmed. Content and face validity were evaluated qualitatively. Results: Principal component analysis (PCA) for construct validity generated five sub-scales which reflected internal consistency (Cronbach’s α > 0.70) and internal reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient ranged between 0.619 and 0.884; p < 0.01; confidence interval 95%). External validity was also confirmed. A total of 563 participants from four different continents completed the survey online. PCA generated five different subscales. Mental distress was associated with regular consumption of fast-food, a DP known to induce anxiety and depression. Conclusion: The FMQ is a validated and a reliable tool with many potential applications that could be used with prophylactic and therapeutic approaches.

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Validity and reliability of Food–Mood Questionnaire (FMQ)

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“…As antocianinas apresentam a função de diminuir a foto-inibição e aumentar ao máximo a fotossíntese (Gould et al, 1995). O uso de extratos de plantas como indicadores naturais de pH é uma ferramenta importante no processo de ensino e aprendizagem (Couto, Ramos e Cavalheiro, 1998;Dias, Guimarães e Merçon, 2003;Garber, Odendaal e Carlson, 2013;Martins et al, 2017;Ribeiro e Nunes, 2008), enfatizando os princípios da Química Verde (EPA/US, 2012) que visam o desempenho ambiental dos processos, impactando em menores custos, maior segurança, menor risco à saúde e ao meio ambiente (Bosiljkov et al, 2017;Buka, Osornio-Vargas e Clark, 2011;Byrne et al, 2016;Capello, Fischer e Hungerbühler, 2007). Na Parte I da coleção de experimentos utilizando indicadores alternativos de pH a partir de legumes e folhas foi investigado o comportamento colorimétrico de repolho roxo, beterraba, cebola roxa e berinjela na presença de produtos do cotidiano dos estudantes (vinagre incolor de álcool, refrigerante, álcool comercial 46 o GL, água sanitária, ácido clorídrico (HCl), hidróxido de sódio (NaOH) e água potável).…”

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Coleção de propostas utilizando produtos naturais para a introdução ao tema ácido-base (parte II) extração e armazenamento

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Na Parte I da coleção de experimentos utilizando indicadores alternativos de pH, foram testados repolho roxo, beterraba, cebola roxa e berinjela. Na Parte II dessa coleção foi investigado o comportamento colorimétrico dos extratos de açafrão-da-terra (Curcuma sp.), coleus-de-Java (Solenostemon sp.), feijão-preto (Phaseolus sp.) e trapoeraba-roxa (Tradescantia sp.). Os extratos foram obtidos a partir da extração em meio aquoso, sendo monitorado o tempo de armazenamento de cada extrato e a coloração observada na presença de produtos do cotidiano dos estudantes, investigando assim o pH dos mesmos.

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“…Levels of artificial food dyes available in many markets have witnessed exponential growth-since 1968 the upper range of synthetic food dye in cereals has risen by almost 3-fold, and the amount in baked goods by over 3.5-fold-with early life intake far higher than previously estimated [95]. Synthetic food additives, especially colorants and preservatives, are under increased scrutiny; biologically they have been linked with inflammation [96], and behavioral problems which may not be exclusive to ADHD [97][98][99]. Many questions surround carrageenan, a seaweed derivative added to numerous foods for texture, binding and thickening (for example, carrageenan can be added to meat products in levels over one gram per patty [100]); it has been linked with inflammation in numerous experimental studies [101].…”

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Astrofood, Priorities and Pandemics: Reflections of an Ultra-Processed Breakfast Program and Contemporary Dysbiotic Drift

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2017

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Abstract:Recognizing the importance of nutrition as part of the grand challenges faced by humanity-the current epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), sustainability and maintenance of Planetary Health-the United Nations (UN) has declared 2016-2025 the Decade of Nutrition. Research continues to underscore the extent to which ultra-processed foods dominate the contemporary nutritional landscape. Moreover, the dual role played by food technology and marketing in the expansion of ultra-processed foods is under increased scrutiny. As public health experts and clinicians contend with a crisis of NCDs, attempting to untangle a knotted assortment of interrelated strands of causation, an examination of the early origins of highly-marketed ultra-processed foods can provide valuable lessons. Here, we illuminate a little-known piece of history in the annals of ultra-processed nutritional science and childhood welfare. Astrofood was a commercially-marketed, collaborative government-industry effort that brought soy protein-enriched Twinkies as a nutritive breakfast cake to disadvantaged children; its concept and delivery demonstrated an unwillingness to deal with root-cause challenges. Although its official tenure was only about 7 years, we argue that Astrofood and its total food engineering still resonate throughout the global ultra-processed nutritional landscape. New scientific advances in nutritional psychiatry and the microbiome are on a collision course with the profits, marketing and intellectual dishonesty of the ultra-processed food industry. Solutions to the grand challenges of the Decade of Nutrition may be found in lessons from Astrofood. They provide clues to undoing the tangled knots which otherwise maintain an untenable status quo.

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Food additives, essential nutrients and neurodevelopmental behavioural disorders in children: A brief review

Cited by 7 publications

References 23 publications

Validity and reliability of Food–Mood Questionnaire (FMQ)

Validity and reliability of Food–Mood Questionnaire (FMQ)

Coleção de propostas utilizando produtos naturais para a introdução ao tema ácido-base (parte II) extração e armazenamento

Astrofood, Priorities and Pandemics: Reflections of an Ultra-Processed Breakfast Program and Contemporary Dysbiotic Drift

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