STUDY: Pesticides in kids linked to ADHD from MSNBC

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Pesticides in kids linked to ADHD
Researcher advises parents to buy organic, wash produce
By JoNel Aleccia
Health writer
msnbc.com
updated 1:13 a.m. ET May 17, 2010

Exposure to pesticides used on common kid-friendly foods — including frozen blueberries, fresh strawberries and celery — appears to boost the chances that children will be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, new research shows.

Youngsters with high levels of pesticide residue in their urine, particularly from widely used types of insecticide such as malathion, were more likely to have ADHD, the behavior disorder that often disrupts school and social life, scientists in the United States and Canada found.

Kids with higher-than-average levels of one pesticide marker were nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD as children who showed no traces of the poison.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37156010/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

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1. Change your diet: change your life and your planet

Eat clean. Eat organic. Shun corporate, mutant, chem-soaked, processed so-called food. Eat real food. Eat clean food.

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2. Found the same info on CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/17/pesticides.adhd/index.html?hpt=T2

I think this could really be a breakthrough for parents who already have at least one child with ADHD and would like to do everything they can to try and prevent it with their next child.