Eating your fruits and vegetables ought to be good for you. And if it's not, we're in trouble.
A new study examining U.S. health data indicates a link between children's attention-deficit disorder and pesticides commonly used on fresh produce. Pesticide compounds turned up in the urine of 94 percent of the 1,139 children in the government health study, and those with higher levels of pesticides had increased chances of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Scientists must continue studying not only what vitamins and minerals kids get from fruits and vegetables, but how much pesticide they eat along with them — and what it is doing.
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