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Now Eat Your Organic Brussels Sprouts
Organic produce reduces kids' exposure to pesticides, says study |
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01 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:58 PM on 01 Feb 2008 Pesticide-free produce leads to pesticide-free kids, says a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Young research subjects who ate conventional produce were found to have organophosphate residue in their bodily fluids, while kids who ate organic produce did not. Will wonders never cease. source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer see also, in Gristm ... |
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