Is eating foods with food dyes bad for you? Here's what you should know

• Published date: 27 March 2024
• Author: MAYA ROSEMAN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Small amounts of the food colorings are indeed approved for consumption by the Health Ministry, but it is still better to consume as little of them as possible, due to the health damage that they may cause, even in small amounts. All candies, toffee, and lollipops have a huge amount of food coloring, especially the most harmful dye for children – Tartrazine

Scientific studies have shown that excessive consumption of this color causes hyperactive behavior, and when you give up foods with this color and transfer the children to a diet without food coloring – they relax, and their restless behavior disappears.

What do you do when the children insist on eating something with food coloring?

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