Mon October 22, 2012 Docs Say Choose Organic Food To Reduce
Kids' Exposure To Pesticides For the first time, the nation's
pediatricians are wading into the controversy over whether
organic food is better for you – and they're coming down on the
side of parents who say it is, at least in part. It's worth
buying organic to avoid pesticide residues, at least in some
foods, says the American Academy of Pediatrics in a report
released today. Contrary to what the Stanford University study
on organics a few weeks back suggested, the pediatricians say
when it comes to feeding kids, relying on federal standards for
pesticide residue isn't good enough. The pediatricians are
worried because babies of female farm workers in California
showed small but significant developmental and motor delays when
their mothers were exposed to pesticides at levels similar to
those deemed acceptable in conventionally grown produce while
pregnant. No studies have been done to see if exposure to
similar levels of pesticides from simply eat