All About Tenerife: When colours aren’t always cheerful

If your child shows signs of hyperactivity or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), eliminating some colours from their diet might have beneficial effects on their behaviour.

These colours include sunset yellow (E110), quino-line yellow (E104), carmoisine (E122), allura red (E129), tartrazine (E102) and ponceau 4R (E124).

These colours are used in a number of foods, including soft drinks, sweets, cakes and ice cream.