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Light, Luise; Rodgers, Anne Brown – PTA Today, 1993
Research on pesticide exposure in infants and children has validated parents' concerns that children's bodies react differently than adults' to pesticides and that children eat differently, ingesting more fruits and vegetables. Article recommends breastfeeding and eating a variety of well-washed fruits and vegetables until more research is…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Health, Dietetics, Eating Habits
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Brown, Karen H.; Cooke, Thomas M. – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1980
This article focuses on the characteristics of the nutritional background of the American public. Issues and recommendations are presented that are intended to describe the goals and target groups for nutrition education in the 1980s. (SA)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communications, Dietetics, Diseases
White, Alison – Ecologist, 1998
Young children receive higher doses of pesticides than any other age group. The younger a child is the more difficulty the body will have in coping with toxins in general. Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) do not adequately protect children. Evidence of harm from a pesticide often has to be overwhelmingly strong before anything is done about it.…
Descriptors: Cancer, Chemical Industry, Child Health, Diseases