Benjamin Feingold 2985150 223026313 2008-07-02T06:39:44Z MioUzaki 6740117 [[Help:Interlanguage links|Interlanguage links]] +ja '''Benjamin F. Feingold''', M.D., (born [[June 15]], [[1899]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], USA; died, [[March 23]], [[1982]]) was a pediatric allergist from California, who proposed in [[1973]] that salicylates, artificial colors, and artificial flavors cause hyperactivity in children. (Hyperactivity is now medically classified as attention deficit disorder [ADD] or [[attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder]] [ADHD]).[[Image:BenFeingold.jpg|right|thumb|Ben F. Feingold, MD]] ==Biography== ===Education=== Dr Feingold received a BS degree in [[1921]], and an MD in [[1924]], from the [[University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He performed his internship at [[List of hospitals in Pennsylvania|Passavant Hospital]], [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] from [[1924]] to [[1925]]. He did a fellowship in Pathology at the [[University of Goettingen]], [[Germany]] in [[1927]]. Between [[1928]] and [[1929]], he worked under Professor [[Clemens von Pirquet]]. ===Professional career=== Dr Feingold worked as the house officer at the children's clinic of the [[University of Vienna]], [[Austria]] from [[1928]] to [[1929]]. From [[1929]] to [[1932]], he was clinical instructor of Pediatrics at the [[Northwestern University]] School of Medicine. From [[1932]] to [[1958]], he worked as attending physician in Pediatrics and in Infectious Diseases at Los Angeles County General Hospital, [[Los Angeles, CA]]. He also worked as attending physician in Pediatrics at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, CA from [[1932]] to [[1941]], and at Los Angeles Children's Hospital from [[1932]] to [[1951]]. He was Chief of Pediatrics at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, and an Associate in Allergy at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital from [[1945]] to [[1951]]. In [[1951]] he joined the Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Permanente Medical Group, and established all of the Departments of Allergy for Northern California. From [[1952]] to [[1969]] he was Kaiser's chief of Allergy, and the chairman of their central research committee. ===Personal life === He married Lois Maxine Adler [[November 18]], [[1930]]. They had four children, Richard A, Frederic Robert, Ray Andrew, and Judith Ann all born in Los Angeles, California. From [[1941]] to [[1945]] he was a commander in the US Naval Reserve. He and Lois were divorced in [[1950]]. He married Helene Samuels on [[June 21]], [[1951]]. === Publications === Besides numerous technical publications in the field of allergy and basic immunology, he published the books "Introduction to Clinical Allergy"<ref>{{cite book | author=Feingold, B.F. | title=Introduction to clinical allergy | publisher=Charles C. Thomas | year=1973 | id=ISBN 0-398-02797-8}}</ref>, "Why your child is hyperactive"<ref>{{cite book | author=Feingold, B.F. | title=Why Your Child is Hyperactive | publisher=Random House | year=1985 | id=ISBN 0-394-73426-2}}</ref>, and the "Feingold cookbook for hyperactive children"<ref>{{cite book | author=Feingold, B.F. | title=The Feingold Cookbook for Hyperactive Children | publisher=Random House | year=1979 | id=ISBN 0-394-73664-8}}</ref>. ==The Feingold diet== {{main|Feingold diet}} To treat or prevent hyperactivity, Feingold suggested a diet that was free of salicylates, artificial colors, artificial flavors, BHA, and BHT. There has been much debate about the efficacy of the diet, with many mainstream medical practitioners denying that it is of any use, while many people living with ADHD, parents of children with ADHD, and a large number of medical practitioners claim that it is effective in the management of ADHD and a number of other conditions. There is still debate on the issue in scientific circles. A new study by British researchers led by Jim Stevenson (University of Southampton) appear to confirm his theory.<ref name="McCann"> {{cite journal | author = McCann D, Barrett A, Cooper A, Crumpler D, Dalen L, Grimshaw K, Kitchin E, Lok K, Porteous L, Prince E, Sonuga-Barke E, Warner JO, Stevenson J. | year = 2007 Nov | title = Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. | journal = Lancet. | volume = 3;370(9598) | pages = 1560–7 | pmid = 17825405 }}</ref> ==External links== *[http://www.feingold.org/ The Feingold Association website] *[http://www.feingold.org/bio.html Biography and archive of his publications] ==References== <references /> [[Category:American physicians|Feingold, Benjamin]] [[Category:1899 births|Feingold, Benjamin]] [[Category:1982 deaths|Feingold, Benjamin]] [[ja:ベンジャミン・ファインゴールド]]