Who would’ve known that chemicals in our food actually caused a problem? I think we need our president to step in…Oh wait…Michelle is already doing that. She’s such a humanitarian that first lady, promoting good lunches for school kids. Another reason to raise taxes when at the same time they will continue to feed their students nothing but processed food that comes frozen in bags and ready to go as long as you have an oven or microwave. This form of politics is like a broken record. You can predict it before it even happens because it’s “always the old same sh*t.” As for people who like these these types politics and continue to push them through the media, wake up! Because history does repeat itself.
The summer is coming. Plant your own gardens people. Summer time is that special time of the year where you have the freedom to grow your own garden and eat real fruits/vegetables for a change. How long until we get taxed for having our own gardens or fined for not having an agricultural license or permit of some type.
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CHICAGO – A new analysis of U.S. health data links children’s attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.
While the study couldn’t prove that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to childhood learning problems, experts said the research is persuasive.
“I would take it quite seriously,” said Virginia Rauh of Columbia University, who has studied prenatal exposure to pesticides and wasn’t involved in the new study.
More research will be needed to confirm the tie, she said.
Children may be especially prone to the health risks of pesticides because they’re still growing and they may consume more pesticide residue than adults relative to their body weight.
In the body, pesticides break down into compounds that can be measured in urine. Almost universally, the study found detectable levels: The compounds turned up in the urine of 94 percent of the children.
The kids with higher levels had increased chances of having ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a common problem that causes students to have trouble in school. The findings were published Monday in Pediatrics. *yahoo
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