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Nutrition Research
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| Testosterone and other male hormones at risk |  Many agricultural pesticides – including some previously untested and commonly found in food – disrupt male hormones, according to new tests conducted by British scientists. Most of the newly discovered hormone disruptors are fungicides applied to fruit and vegetable crops, including strawberries and lettuce. | Feb 18, 2011 |
| Is Organic Food Healthier? The Answer Is Yes | 
While an exhaustive research review found few well-designed studies comparing human health outcomes from eating organic v. non-organic foods, there's plenty of work documenting nutritional attributes and dramatically lower pesticide residues of organic crops. Better research may soon give a fuller picture of organic health impact.
| Jun 01, 2010 |
| Pesticides in food: What to eat and what to avoid | For visual learners, a recent blog creates a memorable list of great photos of the five best and five worst produce items, ranked in terms of their potential impact on human health due to pesticide residue, as published by the Environmental Working Group. The list is a guide for purchases when certified organic food, which has far lower levels of residue, is not available. | May 24, 2010 |
| Study: ADHD linked to pesticide exposure | 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. The researchers, who studied urine samples from 1,139 children, said eating organic foods should reduce exposure to these pesticides. | May 17, 2010 |
| President's Cancer Panel urges consumers to demand organic. |  Environmentally induced causes of cancer are "grossly underestimated," according to a high-level medical panel directed to advise President Obama. The panel report recommends eating organic food that is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, and growth hormones. It also urges other common-sense ways to reduce synthetic chemical exposures, particularly for young children and pregnant women.
| May 06, 2010 |
| President’s panel highlights impact of chemicals in contributing to cancer | The President’s Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement and declare: chemicals threaten our bodies. Nicholas Kristof, after reading an advance copy of the body's forthcoming declaration, says: | May 06, 2010 |
| Organic or "Natural" | In the United States, only farms and businesses that meet federal U.S. Department of Agriculture standards of the National Organic Program can market their products using the word “organic.” | May 01, 2010 |
| Urban agriculture interest causing changes to zoning ordinances, plans | The American Planning Association’s March 2010 publication of Zoning Practice admits that city zoning has often impeded urban agriculture growth, but highlights significant change as more cities alter ordinances to permit animal husbandry and plant cultivation. Today, agriculture can be promoted through funding from grants, zoning plans for conservation areas, and land donations, among other means. | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Study links damaged brain development in children to prenatal pesticide exposure | Research has found a connection between prenatal pesticide exposure in mothers and delayed effects on child brain development. When pregnant women encountered pesticides, their children exhibited visual memory, motor coordination and spatial performance development patterns that were 1.5 to 2 years behind other children. | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Survey shows 53% eat organic food, but 58% worried about GMO contamination | Survey shows 58% of respondents concerned about GMO contamination of organic foods | Mar 02, 2010 |