Three large studies conducted by scientists from different countries at about the same time demonstrated that prenatal, that is prenatal pesticide effects on the fetus, can have a negative impact on the development of the child's body, and especially in this case the child's ability to learn. Scientists have found that the more pesticides that enter the mother's blood during pregnancy, the lower the child's IQ will be - the main indicator of the level of intelligence.

Pesticides - chemical agents used to control pests and plant diseases, are very widely used in agriculture, and are very often present on fruits or vegetables. Many countries now aspire to limit their use to the extent possible, in particular, especially harmful substances from this group - chlorpyrifos and diazinon, are already banned in a lot of civilized countries, but being the most harmful they are also the most effective, as a result of which many farmers continue their Actively apply. It is very difficult to track such violations, and products containing pesticides often fall on the table to consumers.

Practically each of the carried out researches had statistical character - in other words scientists while only have simply found out interrelation between pesticides and intelligence of the child, however the reasons of the given phenomenon to explain they are at a loss. "Obviously, pesticides are a poison that, when ingested, can lead to devastating consequences. It only saves that in the amount in which pesticides can not be contained on vegetables and fruits of any appreciable harm to the adult body they can not cause.

However, the health of the baby is different. The fact is that the influence of the nutrition and lifestyle of the expectant mother on the developing organism is incredibly great.

The organism of an unborn child requires the use in sufficient quantities of many vitamins, micro and macro elements, various healthy fats and much more. Any negative impact often carries with it detrimental consequences. "- noted in one of the studies. In the near future, scientists plan to analyze this phenomenon in more detail in order to give a more specific answer to the question - how exactly do pesticides harm a child's health.

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