Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow Food Color No. 5) and ADHD is a discussion group for the topic of how the food color additive Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow Food Color No. 5) can occasionally impact the process of human cognition including the ability to pay attention, memorize, to see, to hear and so on including those with ADHD - ADD - Attention Deficit, epilepsy, or other related known lifelong neurological challenges.
The founder of this group is Charles Thomas Wild, an adult with ADHD - Inattentive Type - who is known to be extremely chemically sensitive to Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow Food Color No. 5) and several other food additives including the sweetener, sodium saccharin, and the mild stimulant/alerting agent coffee/caffeine compounds. His doctor is Anita Uhl Brothers, M.D., of Berkeley, California.