Food Additives and Hyperactivity...

In my previous post, I talked about the relation of food additives to hyperactivity. One study said there is no strong evidence to support that. Five different newspaper articles said that studies have shown the effects food additive has on children, causing them to be hyperactive. I was a bit confused and not sure of which side to take. I'm leaning a bit toward the newspaper articles since they support my hypothesis. However, I don't want to induct when it comes to making conclusion either. I need to deduct, like Karen taught us to earlier this quarter. So when my cousins came over earlier today, I let them have all the left-over Halloween candies, which according to my research, have sodium benzoate as a preservatives. And I started to observe. Two of my cousins were really going for the candies. In the first hour, nothing much happened. But about two hours afterward, they started to talk alot as we hang out in my room. Then, they started jumping on the bed somehow and chasing each other around the backyard followed soon after. In addition, there was lots of pushing and "i'm not touching you" kind of stuff during lunch. Interesting, isn't it? I'm still open to different findings and research that relate to food additives and hyperactivity. However, personally, I think I know what side I am on now!