Organic diet reduces exposure to pesticides linked to children's health problems, pediatricians find

摘要

Eating an organic diet has been "convincingly demonstrated" in studies to reduce exposure to pesticides associated with human diseases, but, even so, pediatricians should still encourage their patients and families to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whether conventionally or organically grown. That's the takeaway from a 12-page clinical report published this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the first time the organization that represents 60,000 pediatricians has weighed in on the advantages and disadvantages of eating organic food (http:// pediatrics, aappublications. org/content/ early/2012/10/15/peds.2012-2579.full. pdf+html.)