momoese
05-10-2009, 10:16 AM
I've been doing a little reading about pesticides in food as part of a little research project for my dogs diet and found a few interesting things I thought I'd share.
First off some news about Mercury in High Fructose Corn Sweeteners. Jarred, pay attention to this!
Another Reason to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup: Mercury | Food, News, Health | FitSugar - Fitness, Health & Well-being (http://www.fitsugar.com/2746831)
Here is an interesting blurb about pesticides and how innefective they are. I had no idea!
"A 2004 analysis of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data revealed that 100% of blood and urine tests from subjects they monitored showed pesticide residues. Two insecticides — chlorpyrifos and methyl parathion — were found at levels up to 4.6 times greater than what the US government deems acceptable.18
In a joint study conducted by scientists from the CDC, the University of Washington and Emory University, researchers found that pesticide levels in test subjects dropped to undetectable levels upon switching to an organic diet. When the subjects switched back to a non-organic diet, pesticide residues almost immediately became detectable.19
According to Cornell entomologist David Pimentel, "It has been estimated that only 0.1% of applied pesticides reach the target pests, leaving the bulk of the pesticides (99.9%) to impact the environment."20"
Pesticides, pesticide use on factory farms. - The Issues - Sustainable Table (http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/pesticides/)
Here is some talk about the actual study.
Harmful pesticides found in everyday food products (http://www.seattlepi.com/local/349263_pesticide30.html)
First off some news about Mercury in High Fructose Corn Sweeteners. Jarred, pay attention to this!
Another Reason to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup: Mercury | Food, News, Health | FitSugar - Fitness, Health & Well-being (http://www.fitsugar.com/2746831)
Here is an interesting blurb about pesticides and how innefective they are. I had no idea!
"A 2004 analysis of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data revealed that 100% of blood and urine tests from subjects they monitored showed pesticide residues. Two insecticides — chlorpyrifos and methyl parathion — were found at levels up to 4.6 times greater than what the US government deems acceptable.18
In a joint study conducted by scientists from the CDC, the University of Washington and Emory University, researchers found that pesticide levels in test subjects dropped to undetectable levels upon switching to an organic diet. When the subjects switched back to a non-organic diet, pesticide residues almost immediately became detectable.19
According to Cornell entomologist David Pimentel, "It has been estimated that only 0.1% of applied pesticides reach the target pests, leaving the bulk of the pesticides (99.9%) to impact the environment."20"
Pesticides, pesticide use on factory farms. - The Issues - Sustainable Table (http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/pesticides/)
Here is some talk about the actual study.
Harmful pesticides found in everyday food products (http://www.seattlepi.com/local/349263_pesticide30.html)