- Exposure to pesticides in farming can be as harmful to the body as smoking, leading to increased risk of cancer, including lymphoma, leukemia, and bladder cancer.
- Common fruits and vegetables like strawberries, spinach, and collard greens can contain high levels of pesticides, even after washing them.
- More than 90 percent of strawberries, apples, cherries, spinach, nectarines, and grapes tested had at least two pesticides on them.
- Glyphosate, a common pesticide, has been linked to an increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and oxidative stress on cells which can lead to cancer.
- Other pesticides like Chlorpyrifos, Atrazine, Paraquat, and Carbaryl have been associated with a range of health issues including low IQ, developmental delays, reproductive issues, and various cancers.
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