[PoisedWoman]

I suspect many, many of our other health problems today start with our food supply.

Good point. Sugar may well play a role in hyped up kids, ditto "corn syrup" that shows up in virtually ever processed food, even frozen vegetables. Perhpas our obesity epidemic is in some way related to attention problems.

Twelve years ago, a book came out advancing the theory that watching tv's flickering images actually alters the pattern of brain development. Wracking my brain for the title....been on the comuter to long to recall.

[longtermmemmory]

I have also heard that about flickering screens. I remember it from university. I wonder if modern plasma and LCD screens would affect the theory.


Pixie sticks, not just for breakfast any more. (ha ha, I won't quit my day job)

Parents used to really control the sugar intake of children. In those days sugar meant sugar, not sucrose, fructose, corn syrup, aspirtame or anything else. Read the labels if you really want to be alarmed.

[kaylar]

The Plug-In Drug, by Marie Winn, is one book that makes that claim.There may be others, and her index in the book might list the source you're looking for, if this isn't it.