We’ve long lauded the benefits of choosing organic foods over those that are conventionally grown. Not only do organic foods taste better, they are higher in nutrients and free from metabolism-disrupting chemicals.
And it turns out that “eating organic” is especially important for children. One example: A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that women who were exposed to relatively high levels of DDT prior to mid-adolescence were five times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with lower exposures when they were young.
While DDT was banned in the U.S. in 1972, unfortunately we’re not safe from its negative effects. DDT is still used in other counties (including Mexico) on crops that are imported into the U.S. and end up on our plates.
Local farmers’ markets and your own backyard offer affordable options to keep the poison off your plate and protect your children’s future health.
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