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BY CLARE MARCANGELO

When we talk about diet, and children, the first conversation is, and always should be, are they getting enough nutrition from their food? Is their diet varied enough to help every system in their little body accomplish its particular role and see their body grow and develop as well as possible?

But sometimes we unfortunately need to look at the foods our children are consuming from a completely different perspective. That is, could some of the foods they are eating actually be causing a negative outcome?

Have you ever witnessed a child’s behaviour change rapidly, seemingly like a switch has been turned on? We’ve all known (or raised!) children who have a tendency to have a tantrum over small things, get angry easily or even throw things and hurt others. But what if this wasn’t just “personality” or a lack of discipline, (sigh) as some people would like to put it all down to. What if these poor children had very little control over these spikes of emotions, as they were simply reacting to food compounds their little bodies had low tolerance to? The same can be said for children who have a tendency to behave impulsively. Silly or even hyperactive behaviours can often purely be a reaction to certain foods. This explains how the behaviours can shift or escalate sometimes so quickly, but don’t always seem to be consistent. This knowledge changes how we view and also manage these issues.

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