Has David Beckham Heard About Pesticides, ADHD Link In Kids?
Written by Vegetarian Star on May 18th, 2010 in Children, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Research + Science.
David Beckham and wife Posh Spice have been spotted shopping for produce!
According to the Daily Mail, a source told Showbiz Spy that David has been taking cooking lesson and making more home made meals for the children.
“He has been showing the boys how to make simple pasta dishes and they’ve all had a great time together in the kitchen,” the source said.
Sure hope David is buying organic vegetables to go with the whole wheat penne, as a new study shows children who eat non organic produce with common pesticides may be at greater risk of ADHD.
The study published in Pediatrics had researchers from the University of Montreal and Harvard evaluate 1,139 children, ages 8 to 15, for key compounds found in common pesticides, including the commonly used compound malathion.
ADHD rates were doubled among kids with higher than average levels of malathion.
The scary part is that the link between pesticides and ADHD seems quite plausible, given the fact the compounds are designed to damage the neural pathways of insects by interfering with brain chemicals and ADHD in humans has been linked to problems with those same brain chemicals.
The Beckhams may be onto something though.
Pictures at The Daily Mail show them hanging out near the organic spice section.
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