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Research links pesticides with ADHD in children
Associated Press ^ | Sunday, 16 May 2010

Posted on 05/17/2010 4:39:43 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW

CHICAGO (AP) - CHICAGO (AP) — 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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: adhd; children; cropfailure; junkscience
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To: DJ MacWoW

sounds like a good reason to not eat fruits and vegetables to me :)

just meat and sugar !

/s


21 posted on 05/17/2010 6:48:38 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

LOL. Chocolate is a major food group. :-)


22 posted on 05/17/2010 6:49:48 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: maine yankee

Who? ADHD kids? I’ve met about 10,000 kids diagnosed with ADHD. Every single one of them have parents with extremely bad parenting philosophies or no parenting philosophies.


23 posted on 05/17/2010 7:13:16 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

The meat has hormones that make girls develop faster.


24 posted on 05/17/2010 7:17:06 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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