Popular Diets - The Feingold Diet

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Dr. Feingold was a pediatrician and allergis. His diet eliminates several artificial colors and artificial flavors, aspartame, three petroleum-based preservatives, and some salicylates. This is one controversial program. Some say that it effectively manages ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) while others claim that it is worthless. This debate has been going on for over 30 years. Interested parties include consumers and physicians, as well as scientists, politicians, and the pharmaceutical and food industries. Aspartame is one item under discussion so we are talking big bucks. This artificial sweetener appears in some 6,000 different consumer foods and beverages. The Feingold program asserts that Aspartame and its related chemicals may be harmful to the nervous system.

During the initial weeks of the Program, certain foods containing salicylates are removed and may later be reintroduced and tested for tolerance, one at a time. Problematic salicylate-rich foods include common fruits, a few vegetables, spices, and one tree nut. When starting this diet foods like pears, cashews and bananas replace apples, almonds and grapes. The program does not eliminate soft drinks, chocolate and sugar but does call for moderation.

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