one more reason to eat organic...

[merchimerch]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2005/07/14/m1a_peststudy_0714.html

"In a benchmark study released today, researchers found an average of 200 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of newborns, including seven dangerous pesticides — some banned in the United States more than 30 years ago.

The report, Body Burden — The Pollution in Newborns, by the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group, detected 287 chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of 10 newborns. Of those chemicals, 76 cause cancer in humans or animals, 94 are toxic to the brain and nervous system and 79 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests."

This is completely scary - what are we doing to ourselves just so we can have pretty looking produce in our aisles and tomatoes in December?

Comments

[fallen42.livejournal.com]

I agree that it is worth asking questions and studying the issues, but jumping to the conclusion that we are posioning our children is wildly premature IMO.

[merchimerch.livejournal.com]

Well I think we are poising our children...if slowly. I think it is pretty obvious that kids are getting born with a larger burden of crap that gets passed on from their parents (and grandparents in some cases). Not every kid will end up with autism, heavy metaln problems, or jet fuel poisoning, but a larger and larger number of them will. It doesn't help that they are starting out behind the eight ball.

And really, I don't want any jet fuel in my blood, I don't care what the medical/scientific community tells me is an acceptable and undamaging level.

[fallen42.livejournal.com]

I can respect that belief, and I think it is a thoery worthy of further study. I just don't like it when news articles give the impression that it is a scientific fact, far before the scientific community comes to that conclusion.