While vegetables and fruits are essential components of a healthy diet, research suggests that pesticides in vegetables and fruits pose subtle health risks.
Women who reported eating two or more servings per day of produce with higher pesticide residues were 26 percent less likely to have a successful pregnancy.
A previous study of male participants found similar associations between consumption of high-residue produce and reproductive health. Both studies drew from couples seeking treatment at a fertility clinic and found that the frequency of eating fruits and vegetables with fewer pesticide residues was on the contrary not associated with fertility outcomes.
In the Rochester Young Men’s Study, participants who reported eating three or more servings of produce with low-to-moderate pesticides had about a 70 percent increase in sperm count and concentration compared to men who ate one or fewer servings daily.
Regarding the impacts on children, in 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report that said that children have susceptibilities to pesticide residues' potential toxicity. The organization cited research that linked pesticide exposures in early life to pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function and behavioral problems.
Women who reported eating two or more servings per day of produce with higher pesticide residues were 26 percent less likely to have a successful pregnancy.
A previous study of male participants found similar associations between consumption of high-residue produce and reproductive health. Both studies drew from couples seeking treatment at a fertility clinic and found that the frequency of eating fruits and vegetables with fewer pesticide residues was on the contrary not associated with fertility outcomes.
In the Rochester Young Men’s Study, participants who reported eating three or more servings of produce with low-to-moderate pesticides had about a 70 percent increase in sperm count and concentration compared to men who ate one or fewer servings daily.
Regarding the impacts on children, in 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report that said that children have susceptibilities to pesticide residues' potential toxicity. The organization cited research that linked pesticide exposures in early life to pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function and behavioral problems.
Moreover, several long-term studies of American children initiated in the 1990s found that children's exposures to organophosphates insecticides, were high enough to cause subtle but lasting damages to their brains and nervous systems. Children with higher concentrations of organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides in their bodies are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
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