There are now several studies that are finding a correlation
between pesticide exposure in children and Attention Deficit and
Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD. There are almost 40
organophosphate pesticides registered with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and most of our exposure
to these pesticides comes through our food and water. These
harmful chemicals are abundant according to the 2008 U.S.
Pesticide Residue Program Report. The report found detectable
concentrations of these organophosphates in many of our fruits
and vegetables. One of the most recent studies published in the
Journal of Pediatrics in June 2010, looked at data collected
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,
NHANES, for 1139 children. Of these children, 119 of them met
the diagnostic criteria for ADHD and had the highest urinary
output of the breakdown products of the organophosphate
pesticides. The study concluded that organophosphate exposure,
at levels common among US children, may contribute to ADHD preva