Many years ago, I found a link to an FDA article about red and yellow food dyes that would make you swear the stuff off forever. I cannot find it now although I will look when I get home.
In the meantime, I found this……
Is there a link between red dye 40 and ADHD?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/red-dye-40-adhd#symptoms
Perhaps instead of jacking up the vitamin levels, the parents could just cut out all the artificial ingredients.
My son is/was very sensitive to Vanillin. He would literally bounce off the walls from the stuff. I had to use only real vanilla extract when baking.
A friend’s son was very sensitive to Red 40. He would become mean and vicious when he ate it. She could always tell when he got some.
And yet, try telling people that artificial food additives could be affecting their kid’s behavior and you might as well not waste your breath. People simply do not want to hear it.
Many years ago, a friend who was an allergist told us to read the ingredients in foods, to watch out for red and yellow dye. This was about 40 years ago. I’m sure it’s only gotten worse.
That’s interesting about vanillin.