New research has come out about how the effect of pesticides can harmfully affect the neurological development of children. It has been believed that by age 2 children have developed the same amount of PON1 as an adult. PON1 is an enzyme that helps break down the exposure to Organophosphate Insecticides (OP). However, this new science has shown that by age 2 children have four times lower the amount than the average seven year old and adult. So there is an additional 5 years that children are at a very high increased risk for neurological damage. By eating an organic diet, it greatly decreases the exposure to the OP insecticides.
Here is the link to the new research:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2790521/
