Beware! Children are prone to pesticide

Ellen says:Children are particularly susceptible to pesticides in foods. Relative to body weight, children eat more than adults. Therefore, children consume more pesticides than adults. To compound it, since kids are usually picky eaters and may only eat a few specific fruits or vegetables, they are likely ingesting one pesticide in larger amounts.

Because children are growing and changing, their cells are dividing rapidly, the impact is more significant. And, since children's detoxification systems aren't fully developed, they accumulate chemicals over a longer period of time and in greater amounts. This can turn into toxic levels rather easily in a small body.

As parents, we can take simple steps by choosing organic foods for our families to help reduce the risk of future disease.