Fruit, Veggies and Pesticides [infographic]

October 12, 2011 |  by  |  Food

It has been drilled into us that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It’s a nice phrase, and hey, it even rhymes, but what if that glossy miracle apple is coated in pesticides? The infographic below suggests that continual exposure to pesticide-laden fruit and vegetables can lead to health risks like nerve disorders and, in children, possibly early onset puberty. It seems to me that these health risks counteract any good fruits and veggies are supposed to do. So, what to do?

The infographic suggests the ubiquitous “go organic!” route and also brings up shopping locally. While it might be a little less convenient to support a local farm or drive a little further to shop at an organic grocery store, popularity of farmers’ markets, organic food chains, and local farms’ snazzy delivery services makes these options a lot more practical. [via]

Fruit, Veggies and Pesticides Infographic

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  • Lenny

    How do we get rid of pesticides in our fruit n veggies ?

    • Trieste

      If you’re talking about stopping pesticide growing from being the norm… Who the hell knows? If you’re talking about your own produce, though, you can wash them, but that still won’t get rid of all of them. The only way to be sure you’re not ingesting these poisons is to buy organic.

      • Matt

        Trieste, organic farming uses pesticides too. Examples include rotenones, spinosad, pyrethrins, Bt, and inorganic salts. The only way to be sure you’re not ingesting pesticides is not to eat fruits and vegetables, or to grow them yourself.