Pesticide Exposure In Pregnancy
Here's another reason to avoid pesticide exposure, especially in pregnancy. It could lead to ADHD.For more information on pregnancy-detox and environmental toxins, visit: www.getpregnantover40.com
From the article:
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley tested pregnant women for evidence that organophosphate pesticides had actually been absorbed by their bodies, and then followed their children as they grew.
Women with more chemical traces of the pesticides in their urine while pregnant had children more likely to have symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, at age 5, the researchers found.
"While results of this study are not conclusive, our findings suggest that prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides may affect young children's attention," Amy Marks and colleagues wrote in the study, available on the Environmental Health Perspectives website.
from: canada.com
