http://foodpyramidguru.com/food-pack Food Pack And Food Package And Package Food and organic food websites Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:50:58 +0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://foodpyramidguru.com/food-pack/danger-of-pesticides-and-the-epa-test-is-a-terrible-plan-for-children/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Ahmad Mahdavi Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:50:58 +0000 http://foodpyramidguru.com/food-pack/danger-of-pesticides-and-the-epa-test-is-a-terrible-plan-for-children/#comment-202 Pesticide residues more threat to children: A particular amount of pesticide residue in food that may be tolerated by an adult is harmful for a child and this depends on the body weight. This fact could be generalized for all food products and particularly for vegetables and fruits. The body tolerance of a 20 Kg child is quiet different than a 80 Kg adult. The other reason for lower tolerance threshold for children as compared to adults is using less diverse food by children. Consuming more diverse food and particularly more diverse vegetables and fruits inducts a higher level/ more diverse metabolizing/ detoxifying enzymes in body. These metabolizing enzymes like Cytochrome P-450 based Monooxygenases (also called Mixed-Function Oxidases)(MFOs) are developed more and more in body as age increases. One other factor is more exposure of children to toxic compounds compared to adults, behaviors like curling, jumping and generally more activity in children expose them more and more to toxic surfaces everywhere in home, school, play gardens etc. and these are scientifically documented facts now. Pregnant ladies and elderly are also more sensitive to pesticide residues and must have minimum exposure to these compounds. Now there are scientifically documented evidence that toxic compounds from mother's body can pass through the placenta (controversial to the past evidence that was wrong) and many toxic compounds are found the meconium (the first stool of a baby) (David Suzuki Foundation, 2006). Pesticide residues more threat to children:
A particular amount of pesticide residue in food that may be tolerated by an adult is harmful for a child and this depends on the body weight. This fact could be generalized for all food products and particularly for vegetables and fruits. The body tolerance of a 20 Kg child is quiet different than a 80 Kg adult. The other reason for lower tolerance threshold for children as compared to adults is using less diverse food by children. Consuming more diverse food and particularly more diverse vegetables and fruits inducts a higher level/ more diverse metabolizing/ detoxifying enzymes in body. These metabolizing enzymes like Cytochrome P-450 based Monooxygenases (also called Mixed-Function Oxidases)(MFOs) are developed more and more in body as age increases. One other factor is more exposure of children to toxic compounds compared to adults, behaviors like curling, jumping and generally more activity in children expose them more and more to toxic surfaces everywhere in home, school, play gardens etc. and these are scientifically documented facts now.
Pregnant ladies and elderly are also more sensitive to pesticide residues and must have minimum exposure to these compounds. Now there are scientifically documented evidence that toxic compounds from mother’s body can pass through the placenta (controversial to the past evidence that was wrong) and many toxic compounds are found the meconium (the first stool of a baby) (David Suzuki Foundation, 2006).

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