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.
here is the prescibing information on ritalin.
I found it interesting there has been NO study on the beyond TWO WEEKS effect of Ritalin!
http://www.adhdinfo.com/hcp/treating/hcp_treating_adhd.jsp/product/pi/pdf/ritalin_la.pdf if that does not work go to
http://www.pharma.us.novartis.com/products/name/ritalinla.jsp and then click on prescribing information.
(if anyone can figure our how to cut and paste from the pdf document let me know please) read the warnings and contraindications bookmarks.
If you read this it will definitly open you eyes about prescribing this to the developing brains of children
more info:
from the surgeon general regarding side effects:
Side Effects
Common stimulant side effects include insomnia, decreased appetite, stomach aches, headaches, and jitteriness. Some children may develop tics, but a recent study suggests that they disappear with continued treatment (Gadow et al., 1995). Rebound activation (i.e., a sudden increase in attention deficit and hyperactivity) has been noted anecdotally after the child’s last dose of medication wears off (Johnston et al., 1988). Most of the side effects are mild, recede over time, and respond to dose changes. Children rarely experience cognitive impairment, which, if it does occur, can be resolved with reduction or cessation of the drug (Cantwell, 1996). A few cases of psychosis have been reported. Pemoline has been associated with hepatotoxicity, so monitoring of liver function is necessary. Two studies have shown no long-term effects of stimulants on later height or weight (Klein & Mannuzza, 1988; Vincent et al., 1990). Nonetheless, regular precautionary monitoring of weight and height for children on stimulants is recommended.
(source
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec4.html#treatment )
Making boys smaller and lighter?
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.Right you are. I was never allowed to have sweets and gave my kids very few. When my kids were tikes, a neighbor, who ran a research lab, reported that they'd given artificial sweetners (used in diet drinks then) to lab rats and the animals developed many diseases. Not cancer, however, which meant that the study would never get reported widely.
I kept my kids off all soft drinks after that, but now my adult son consumes a six-pack of diet Pepsi every day. It's sad when your kids turn out to be jerks, believe me!