date:Feb 14, 2019
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3. Organic foods still contain far fewer pesticides than conventional.
Nutrients aside, Over all, the Stanford researchers concluded that 38 percent of conventional produce tested in the studies contained detectable residues, compared with 7 percent for the organic produce, reports The New York Times. Pregnant women are advised to reduce pesticide exposure as much as possible, since there are proven links between the types of pesticides used on produce and lower IQ and birth defects (