{"id":2382,"date":"2010-05-19T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/toxic-fruit-veggies-100-more-risk.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:43:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:43:30","slug":"toxic-fruit-veggies-100-more-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2382","title":{"rendered":"Toxic Fruit & Veggies: “100% more risk”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Put something toxic on fruits and veggies … what did you THINK was going to happen. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Researchers looked at our children to see if eating pesticides for breakfast, lunch, and dinner made those same kids more likely to develop cognitive disorders like ADHD. <\/span><\/div>\n

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For me and you, it’s a no-brainer. Of course they’ll find this<\/b> and — lo and behold — the more organophosphate pesticide you eat, the more likely you are to have trouble thinking. It affects your cognitive ability!<\/span><\/div>\n

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Nice. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Organophosphates are “designed” to have toxic effects on the nervous system, says the lead author of the study, Maryse Bouchard. <\/span>“That’s how they kill pests.” <\/span>But our kids are not pests (most of the time), and they certainly don’t need to be eating pesticides. <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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Compared with kids who had consumed the lowest levels, the kids whose levels were 10 times higher were 55 percent more likely to have ADHD. In addition, children with higher-than-average levels were nearly twice as likely to have ADHD.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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“It’s not a small effect,” says Bouchard. “This is 100 percent more risk.”<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Get this:<\/span><\/b> In a representative sample of produce tested by the USDA, 28% of frozen blueberries, 20% of celery, and 25% of strawberries contained one type of organophosphate. Other types of organophosphates were found in 27% of green beans, 17% of peaches, and 8% of broccoli.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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What’s the solution?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
You don’t have to resort to pesticide-free Ho Hos, PopTarts, or Jolly Ranchers for dinner. One solution is to eat those veggies organically. Another is to Buy Local. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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“<\/span>Organic fruits and vegetables contain much less pesticides, so I would certainly advise getting those for children<\/span><\/i>,” according to Dr. Bouchard. “<\/span>National surveys have also shown that fruits and vegetables from farmers’ markets contain less pesticides even if they’re not organic. If you can buy local and from farmers’ markets, that’s a good way to go<\/span><\/i>.”<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Study: ADHD linked to pesticide exposure – CNN.com<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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