Sentences with phrase «higher exposure to pesticides»

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He says, «Results like RMIT University's study that showed you can reduce pesticide exposure by 90 % by switching to an organic diet and a recent study by UK's Newcastle University showing that organic crops can be up to 70 per cent higher in certain antioxidants are building scientific evidence that many organic consumers already take for granted.»

With this guide, you can receive the health benefits of a diet high in fruits and veggies while limiting your exposure to pesticides.

Environmental chemical exposure can be the result of diverse conditions including: workplace conditions (where you are exposed to a high level of chemicals on a daily basis), living near farmland (where pesticides are sprayed), exposure to high traffic areas, or even the cumulative effects of everyday common chemicals in the household.

The jury is out as to why this is, but probable causes include insufficient (or nonexistent) maternity leave, poverty and its accompanying stress and pour nourishment, lack of education about and exposure to breastfeeding, infant care practices that keep mother and baby separate, scheduled feeding, high rates of birth interventions, the aggressive marketing of infant formula, exposure to pesticides and endocrine disruptors, and cultural beliefs that tell mothers they can't do it.

Intermittent lower - dose exposures can be as toxic as a single higher - dose exposure; Miller cites monkey research showing that either 10 nontoxic weekly doses or one toxic dose of an organophosphate pesticide led to the same increase in brain wave activity as measured by electroencephalogram, or EEG.

A large analysis of more than 100 studies from around the world shows that exposure to pesticides, or bug and weed killers, and solvents is likely associated with a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

3/10/2008 Health Problems in Persian Gulf War Veterans Higher Due to Chemical Exposure UCSD researchers warn of potential risk to civilians exposed to pesticides A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows there is increasing evidence that high rates of illness in Persian Gulf War Veteran... More...

Exposure to certain viruses and bacteria as well as some chemicals used in farming like herbicides and pesticides has also been linked to a higher risk of developing NHL, according to the LLS.

A new report says that children, specifically those who live in agricultural communities, run a higher risk of developing cancer and neurological disorders from exposure to chemical pesticides.

MONDAY, May 17, 2010 (Health.com)-- Children exposed to higher levels of a type of pesticide found in trace amounts on commercially grown fruit and vegetables are more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children with less exposure, a nationwide study suggests.

Exposure to the pesticides, known as organophosphates, has been linked to behavioral and cognitive problems in children in the past, but previous studies have focused on communities of farm workers and other high - risk populations.

Children exposed to higher levels of a type of pesticide found in trace amounts on commercially grown fruit and vegetables are more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children with less exposure, a nationwide study suggests.

A diet rich in vegetable oils, white flour and sugar, exposure to pesticides and herbicides, consumption of conventionally raised dairy and meat products, the high use of plastics, as well as use of some cosmetics, toiletries and household cleaners, increases the cancer causing 16a OH Estrone metabolite.

Exposure to high levels of infectious microbes, environmental chemicals such as plasticizers, pesticides, herbicides, personal care products, heavy metals and biotoxins such as mold wear down the bodies glutathione levels, alter the gut microflora and increase inflammatory activity in the body.

Environmental Toxins: Exposure to high levels of infectious microbes, environmental chemicals such as plasticizers, pesticides, herbicides, personal care products, heavy metals and biotoxins such as mold wear down the bodies glutathione levels, alter the gut microflora and increase inflammatory activity in the body (26, 27, 28).

There's substantial evidence suggesting that «exposure to pesticides may increase Parkinson's disease risk,» and autopsies found higher levels of pollutants and pesticides in the brains of Parkinson's disease patients, and some of these toxins are present at low levels in dairy products.

«Dietary practices influence [our] exposure to pesticides, [toxic heavy] metals,... and industrial pollutants... A diet high in fish and [other] animal products, for example, results in greater exposure to [these pollutants] than does a [more] plant - based diet, because these compounds [may]... accumulate up the food chain.»

With one project which limited pesticides on Pakistan cotton farms, 12 % of trained farmers escaped poverty with higher crop profitability while reducing exposure to pesticides that led to a 50 % drop in cases of acute poisoning among field workers.