§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have considered the study by the Pfeiffer Treatment Centre in the United States which examines the links between chemical imbalances in the brain caused by diets unsuited to individuals and poor or violent behaviour; and whether they plan to support similar research in the United Kingdom; and [HL4838]
What studies have been commissioned in their United Kingdom into dietary causes of bad behaviour in school children; and what were their conclusions. [HL4839]
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§ Lord WarnerThe Government are funding research to look at a possible link between food additives and children's behaviour, for which current evidence is inconclusive. We are aware of the work of the Pfeiffer Treatment Centre. We have no plans to look at overall diet and behaviour.
The Government are committed to improve children's diet and health, and action to address this will be taken forward in the Government's White Paper on improving health. Also, following cross-government collaboration, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills launched the Healthy Living Blueprint for Schools document. The blueprint and supporting website brings together all the elements that contribute to a whole school approach to food and nutrition.