October 26 th 2010 Peter J Knight ND

October 26 th 2010 Peter J Knight ND

Food #1 Ingredients: Apple

Apple

Food #2 Ingredients: Carrot

Carrot

Food #3 Ingredients: ORGANIC ROASTED PEANUTS, CONTAINS 1% OR LESS OF SALT.

Organic Peanut Butter

Food #4 ROASTED PEANUTS AND SUGAR. CONTAINS 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF: MOLASSES, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (RAPESEED AND SOYBEAN), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES AND SALT.

Peanut Butter

Food #5 Ingredients: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), RED 40, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), ARTIFICIAL COLOR

Kool Aid

Food #6 Ingredients:WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, GELATIN, ADIPIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS), SODIUM CITRATE (CONTROLS ACIDITY), CITRIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS), RED 40, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

Jell o Gelatin

Food #7 Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE).

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese

Food #8 Ingredients: TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED JUICE DRINK WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PERA JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), BLUE 1. BUNS ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [B1], RIBOFLAVIN [B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER

Food #8 continued Ingredients: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESESRVE FRESHNESS), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES, WHEY (FROM MILK) AND SOY FLOUR, AND CALCIUM CARBONATE.

Food #8 continued Ingredients: COOKED BEEF PATTIES BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR BEEF, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF WATER, SODIUM LACTATE, SALT, BEEF FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, BEEF FLAVOR, BEEF EXTRACT, FLAVOR, BEEF STOCK, GUM ARABIC), POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVOR),

Food #8 continued Ingredients: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR. PASTEURIZED PREPARED AMERICAN CHEESE PRODUCT MILK, WHEY, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, ANNATTO (COLOR), ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION.

Food #8 continued Ingredients: ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED, AND CRISPED RICE MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK, CHOCOLATE, EMULSIFIERS [SOY LECITHIN AND PGPR], AND NATURAL FLAVOR), CARBONATED STRAWBERRY CANDY ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED (SUGAR, LACTOSE, CORN SYRUP, CARBON DIOXIDE, ARTIFICIAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR, FD&C RED #3), CRISPED RICE (RICE, SUGAR, SALT, BARLEY MALT). MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS/TREE NUTS.

Food #8 continued Ingredients: WATER, TOMATO PASTE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUCROSE, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES), DEXTROSE, ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVOR. MUSTARD VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA.

Oscar Meyer Lunchable Mini Burgers

Food #9 Ingredients: White boneless chicken, water, food starch modified, salt, chicken flavor (autolyzed yeast extract, salt, wheat starch, natural flavoring (botanical source), safflower oil, dextrose, citric acid, rosemary), sodium phosphates, seasoning (canola oil, mono and diglycerides, natural extractives of rosemary). Battered and breaded with: water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid),

Food #9 continued Ingredients: yellow corn flour, food starch modified, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate), spices, wheat starch, whey, corn starch. Prepared in vegetable oil ((may contain one of the following: Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness)

Food #9 continued Ingredients: dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent). Water, high fructose corn syrup and/or sucrose, citric acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), potassium benzoate (to protect taste), modified food starch, natural flavors (vegetable source), glycerol ester of wood rosin, yellow 6, brominated vegetable oil, red 40. Potatoes, vegetable oil (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor (wheat and milk derivatives)

Food #9 continued Ingredients: citric acid (preservative), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain color), dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent)), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil ((may contain one of the following: Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness), dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent).

Mc Donald s Happy Meal: Chicken McNuggets, French Fries, and, Hi C JuiceBox

Children, Food, and Behavior

The Beginning

Prevalence 4.4 million children ages 4 to 17 diagnosed with ADHD Alabama 11.09% Maine 7.92% Colorado 4.95%

Obesity and ADHD Overlap

Common Symptoms Hyperactivity

Common Symptoms Hyperactivity Inattention

Common Symptoms Hyperactivity Inattention Impulsiveness

Genetic basis for ADHD

What s happening in ADHD?

Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Side Effects Weight Loss Moodiness Delayed Growth Psychosis Personality Change Increased Heart Rate Perseverations Dry Mouth Skin Rash Blurred Vision Hyperactivity Nasal Congestion Constipation

Food and the Brain

Western Diet and ADHD

What Are Children Eating?

What is food? Main Entry: food Pronunciation: \ˈfüd\ Function: noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fode, from Old English fōda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed Date: before 12th century 1 a: material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy) b: inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution 2: nutriment in solid form

Food Defined Don t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn t recognize as food.

Food Defined Don t eat anything your grandmother wouldn t recognize as food. Avoid food products that contain ingredients that are: Unfamiliar Unpronounceable More than 5 in number Include High Fructose Corn Sweetener

Food Additives

Benjamin Feingold

Current Food Dyes FD&C Blue No 1 FD&C Blue No2 FD&C Green No3 Orange B Citrus Red No. 2 FD&C Red No. 3 FD&C Red No. 40 FD&C Yellow No. 5 FD&C Yellow No.6

Artificial Colors

Food Additives INGREDIENTS: Water, high fructose corn syrup and 2% or less of each of the following: concentrated juices (orange, tangerine, apple, lime, grapefruit), citric acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1), natural flavors, food starchmodified, canola oil, sodium citrate, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium benzoate to protect flavor, yellow #5, yellow #6. Contains 5% Juice.

Food Additives Ingredients: Calcium Phosphate, Sorbitol, Choline Bitartrate, Magnesium Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Ferrous Fumarate, Gelatin, Corn Starch, Vitamin E, Stearic Acid, Carrageenan, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soy, Castor), Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Oxide, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Niacinamide, D Calcium Pantothenate, FD&C Red #40 Aluminum Lake, Silicon Dioxide, Mono and Di Glycerides, Aspartame, FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake, Sucrose, Xylitol, FD&C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake, Cupric Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Less Than 2% Of: Beta Carotene, Biotin, Folic Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Monoammonium Glycyrrhizinate, Potassium Iodide, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin B12,Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol).

What Can You Do?

Sugar

Sugar and Hyperactivity

Sam

What Can You Do?

Protein

Protein and Behavior

Building Blocks

What Can You Do?

Healthy Fats

Fat Brain!

Fats are Not All the Same

Omega 6 Fats Safflower Oil Sunflower Sesame Soy Bean Oil Corn Oil Cotton Seed Oil Wheat Germ Grain Fed Meats and Fish

Omega 3 Fats Walnut Flax Hemp Canola Pumpkin Seeds Sardines Wild Salmon Grass Fed Meat Omega 3 Eggs

Dopamine Receptor

What Can You Do? Decrease Trans Fats Sunflower Sesame Soy Bean Oil Corn Oil Cotton Seed Oil Wheat Germ Safflower Oil Grain Fed Meats and Fish Increase Walnut Flax Hemp Canola Pumpkin Seeds Sardines Wild Salmon Grass Fed Meat Omega 3 Eggs

Eliminate Toxins

Toxic World

Organophosphate Pesticides

Environmental Working Group ewg.org

Lead in Food

Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals (PFC)

What Can You Do?

Nutritional Insufficiencies B vitamins Antioxidants/ Phytonutrients Magnesium Iron Vitamin D Zinc

Food Sensitivities Dairy Chocolate Wheat Gluten Corn Soy Eggs Peanuts

The 5 Core Dietary Factors for Brain Function 1. Avoid Food Additives 2. Sugar Moderation and Modulation 3. Increased and Consistent Protein Intake 4. Increased Intake of Healthy Fats 5. Decreased Intake of Toxins in Foods

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Peter J Knight ND True North Health Center 202 US Rte One Suite 200 Falmouth, ME 04105 (207) 781 4488 www.drpeterknight.com