More Evidence Organophosphate Pesticides Raise ADHD Risk in Children
By Linda on Aug 23, 2010 in Toxins | comments(0)
Linda’s comment: Here is MORE proof what we already know….What is it going to take to get people’s attention….We the people MUST stand up and demand that changes be made. Our children are at RISK…
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August 20, 2010 — Exposure to organophosphate pesticides, especially prenatally, significantly increase susceptibility to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children born to Mexican American women in the Salinas Valley, an area of intensive agriculture and heavy pesticide use.
These latest findings support previous results from a study published in the June issue of Pediatrics and reported by Medscape Medical News at that time that showed US children with higher levels of organophosphate pesticide metabolites in their urine were more likely to have ADHD compared with their counterparts with lower levels.
In the current study, investigators found prenatal exposures had a greater association than did exposures after birth. A 10-fold increase in levels of urinary dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites in the mother’s urine during pregnancy correlated to a 500% increase in the diagnosis of attention disorders in 5-year-olds, according to the study of over 300 children.
