Post by Adriana Velez
You know how people keep saying our food is loaded with cancer-causing toxins? It's because our food is loaded with cancer-causing toxins. And the eaters we should be most worried about are young children. A new study by UC Davis and UCLA looked at how children are exposed to toxins through their food. The study looked at the diets of 364 children in California and estimated how high their risk for exposure to toxins is based on what they ate. The findings weren't good. All of the children were found to be at high risk for exposure to toxic compounds including arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (related to DDT), dioxins, and acrylamide -- which are linked to cancer, developmental disabilities, and birth defects. Preschool children (ages 2-4) are especially at risk because early exposure to toxins can have long-term effects on their health, especially on their developing brains and their chances of getting cancer.Image may be NSFW.
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You know how people keep saying our food is loaded with cancer-causing toxins? It's because our food is loaded with cancer-causing toxins. And the eaters we should be most worried about are young children. A new study by UC Davis and UCLA looked at how children are exposed to toxins through their food. The study looked at the diets of 364 children in California and estimated how high their risk for exposure to toxins is based on what they ate. The findings weren't good. All of the children were found to be at high risk for exposure to toxic compounds including arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (related to DDT), dioxins, and acrylamide -- which are linked to cancer, developmental disabilities, and birth defects. Preschool children (ages 2-4) are especially at risk because early exposure to toxins can have long-term effects on their health, especially on their developing brains and their chances of getting cancer.Image may be NSFW.
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