STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- The FDA believes synthetic food dyes have no effect on health or behavior. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement associating food coloring with exacerbations of ADD/ADHD
- Food coloring is strictly regulated in Europe, where products must carry warning labels. Many European companies choose to use natural color dyes, but only a few American companies have followed suit
- Recent data find hair dye and hair straighteners increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, showing the risk disproportionately affected different groups of women
- There are several modifiable risk factors affecting the level of risk for developing breast cancer, including diet and metabolic flexibility, which improve with a ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting