Eat Like This and End Obesity

Eat Like This and End Obesity
Carpool to a local farmer’s market, and buy local, organic just before the end of that crop’s harvest for lower prices
Foods grown with out chemical pesticides can reverse trends in obesity and diabetes, according to a new report
By Leah Zerbe
RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA
06-05-09

Most of us are exposed to pesticides several times a day. Even if you live far away from chemically treated farm fields, the toxins still find you—because they often hitch a ride on your food. And new research shows that over half of the most commonly used pesticides are known endocrine disruptors. That means our food can be contaminated with 180 chemicals that mess with hormone function, and ultimately, our health. The good news: Organic food is more available than ever and, according to research highlighted in a new report from The Organic Center, there are six ways in which organic food and farming can slow or reverse the epidemic of obesity and diabetes that’s putting so many people at risk.

THE DETAILS: Each day, the average American ingests 10 to 13 different pesticides or pesticide metabolites through food, beverages, and drinking water. According to USDA sampling, 75 percent of fruit and 60 percent of vegetables tested contained at least one type of pesticide residue.

To read this full (and excellent) article: http://www.rodale.com/saving-money-when-buying-organic-food?cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2009_06_05-_-Top5-_-NA