[SustainableTompkins] CHILDREN FED NON-ORGANIC FOOD HAVE PESTICIDES IN THE URINE

[Tony Del Plato]

*ORGANIC STUDY OF THE WEEK:
CHILDREN FED NON-ORGANIC FOOD HAVE PESTICIDES IN THE URINE*
A new peer-reviewed study found levels of nerve-gas like pesticides in the
bodies of children who eat conventional foods. Researchers found that if a
child switched to an organic diet, the pesticide disappeared from the
child's urine within 36 hours. Organophosphates were designed during WWII
specifically to kill humans and later evolved into commonly used pesticides
for food crops. The study has not yet linked the pesticide levels to
specific foods, but other studies have shown peaches, apples, sweet bell
peppers, nectarines, strawberries and cherries are among those that most
frequently have detectable levels of pesticides.
*Learn more:* http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_10066.cfm<http://alerts.organicconsumers.org/trk/click?ref=zqtbkk3um_1-10bx3218x3233868&>

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