Artificial Food Colors & its effects in Children

All parents ideally wanted to give their child the Best possible diet which will eventually lead them to encounter many dos and don’ts while doing so. It is always best analyze on the opinions and discuss before taking forward.  These days’ mothers prefer more of ready-to-eat kind of food rather than home-made kind for various reasons. There are so many Ready-to-eat foods available in the market, and so are the companies.

Check for AFC (Artificial Food Colors):

                It is always the best practice to check for the ingredients printed at the back of the packet along with the expiry date. If not all ingredients, check for any artificial food colors (AFC’s) added in the food.  Few new brands which may not need to undergo much standardization checks by the concerned departments may claim to add only natural food colors in their packets. So always better to go for trustable or reliable brand which doesn’t add much AFC’s.

Why AFCs in particular?

                Artificial Food Colors (AFC’s) are known in creating many health problems in children especially.

·         AFCs are known to affect the body cells predominantly and serve as a major cause for cancer world wide

·         AFCs also cause lot of breathing problems in children and doctors claim that chocolates with artificial food color even cause chronic and acute wheezing in children.

·         Some studies also reveal that artificial food colors can stimulate more hyperactivities in children.

 Have a Happy Parenting