An Alternative History of Hyperactivity : Food Additives and the Feingold Diet.

An Alternative History of Hyperactivity explores the origins of the Feingold diet, revealing why it became so popular, and the ways in which physicians, parents, and the public made decisions about whether it was a valid treatment for hyperactivity. Arguing that the fate of Feingold's therapy d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Matthew, 1973-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Series:Critical issues in health and medicine.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=433411
Table of Contents:
  • Food for thought
  • Why your child is hyperactive
  • Feingold goes public
  • The problem with hyperactivity
  • "Food just isn't what it used to be"
  • The Feingold diet in the media
  • Testing the Feingold diet
  • Feingold families.