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Specialists of " For examination, 11 samples were purchased: cucumbers, zucchini, beets, cabbage, dill, radishes, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and carrots. The products were purchased in the supermarkets " The test revealed: in five out of eleven samples, the amount of nitrates sharply exceeded the norm. The dirtiest were: young beets (the level was exceeded 2.3 times), zucchini (1.6 times), cabbage (1.4 times), cucumbers and dill (1.3 times).

According to doctors, the systematic use of such products weakens the immune system, causes allergies and disorders in the thyroid gland, and also provokes malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract..

As the agrarians told "

“There are large farms and huge fields where the labor force is replaced with chemicals - it’s easier for them to buy expensive herbicides than pay people to weed.. And it is cheaper for a small farmer to hire three people who will manually weed the same cabbage or tomatoes, ”explained farmer Sergei Tsvetkov.

According to Tsvetkov, small farmers sell chemical-free products to canteens of various organizations and enterprises, because it is unrealistic to squeeze into a well-functioning supermarket supply chain..

Vegetable grower shares with "

“Firstly, it is better to choose a product with a defect - rotten or gnawed by a worm, which means that if there is chemistry there, then there is very little of it.. Beautiful, large, perfectly shaped fruits are clearly covered with chemicals. Also, if, after eating vegetables, a burning sensation appears on the lips and tongue, this is a clear sign that they are etched, "

Experts believe that it is possible to reduce the amount of nitrates by adhering to simple hygiene rules - thoroughly washing and boiling food..

“It is necessary to remove the peel and remove the base - to throw out the stump in the cabbage, separate the greens from the stems, because the largest amount of nitrates is there,” says Volodymyr Velichko, General Director of the State Enterprise “Kharkivstandartmetrologiya”. - Do not hesitate to demand a quality certificate for the product, the document must indicate the amount of nitrates "

Velichko adds: if a large amount of nitrates has entered the body, you can neutralize their effect with the help of products containing vitamins A, E and C. Most of them are found in sauerkraut, bananas, apples and citrus fruits..

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