Health Benefits Obtained from Organic Dairy Products

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Health benefits lead the list of many reasons for consuming organic foods. Many

EPA-approved pesticides were registered long before extensive research linked

these chemicals to cancer and other diseases.The EPA considers 60 percent of all

herbicides, 90 percent of all fungicides, and 30 percent of all insecticides as

potentially cancer-causing. Unfortunately, because pesticides have been used on

a widespread basis and linger in the environment long after application, there

is no guarantee that foods produced organically are totally free of pesticides.

However, a Consumer Reports study concluded that fresh fruits and vegetables

labeled organic had either no pesticide residues or fewer, lower-level pesticide

residues compared to those produced conventionally.

The issue of pesticide residues in produce is particularly pertinent to

children, who consume far more produce per pound of body weight than do adults.

But with regard to children, the issue of pesticide residues in foods is not

limited to produce. There's growing evidence that children are far more

sensitive than adults to the effects of pesticides, due to their

rapidly-developing nervous systems.

Please see the links below for current research.

 

University of Washington study finds pesticide free diet may be beneficial for

children:

 

Environmental Health study on pesticide exposure of children with organic and

conventional diets:

 

Nurse's Week draws a possible connection from maternal exposure to PBB and early

development:

 

Pollution or endocrine-disrupting chemicals and early puberty:

 

A review article from Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly covering early

puberty in girls:

 

Commentary from Harvard: Early Puberty in Girls:

 

Fact sheet from Cornell University on Hormones in food and the risk of breast

cancer:

 

rbGH (recombinant bovine growth Hormone) in dairy products and increased risk of

breast cancer:

 

Increased levels of IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) in milk from

rbGH-treated cows could have a potential negative impact on human health:

 

Contamination of breast milk with more than 100 industrial chemicals including

pesticides:

 

The Natural Resources Defense Council on chemical pollution and mother's milk:

 

Women's breast milk, DDT, and other pesticides from eating fish from Lake

Ontario:

 

Contamination of breast milk from environmental chemicals and food:

 

Reports and Web Products that call attention to the Risk of Pesticides in Food;

Foodnews.org :

 

 

Other Resources:

Organic Agriculture Organizations:

All Organic Links

Organic Alliance

Organic Trade Association

Organic Farming Research Foundation

Puget Consumer's Co-op

 

 

Environmental Organizations:

Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides

Californians for Alternatives to Pesticides

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Children's Environmental Health Coalition

Environmental Working Group

Kids for Saving Earth, Kids for Saving Planet

National Audubon Society

National Resources Defense Council

The Nature Conservancy

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides

Pesticide Action Network

Pesticide Education Center

Plastics Resource

Recycle.Net

Sierra Club

Union of Concerned Scientists

Californians for Pesticide Reform

 

 

Nutrition and Health Organizations

American Dietetic Association

California Dairy Council

Family Food Zone

Milk Mustache

Nutrition Cafe

Washington State Dairy Council

 

 

Government Sites:

United States Department of Agriculture

USDA National Organic Program

United States Environmental Protection Agency

 

 

 

 

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