Your Neighbor, Whose Daughter Has Been Diagnosed with ADHD, Asks

question 91

Multiple Choice

Your neighbor, whose daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD, asks your opinion of an article she just read in a popular magazine. According to the article, her daughter's ADHD symptoms are attributable to diet, and if chemical additives were cut out of her diet, her symptoms would decrease. What advice do you give your neighbor?

• A) You should tell your neighbor that research has not supported any connection between chemical additives and ADHD.
• B) You should tell your neighbor that the result of recent research is confounding and that the FDA recently agreed to respond to public concerns and hold a hearing about the effect of chemical additives.
• C) You should tell your neighbor that research has found that chemical additives cause ADHD.
• D) You should tell your neighbor that little research has actually been done to explore the connection between chemical additives in food and ADHD.

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