Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: Should You Be Concerned?.

Light, Luise; Rodgers, Anne Brown

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ERIC Number: EJ475150

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2781

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Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: Should You Be Concerned?

Light, Luise; Rodgers, Anne Brown

PTA Today, v19 n2 p20-21 Nov-Dec 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 conducted. (SM)

Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Health, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Food Standards, Infants, Nutrition, Parent Responsibility, Pesticides, Physical Health, Young Children

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Audience: Parents

Language: English

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