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An apple a day keeps the asthma away

Posted on Apr 9th 2007 6:31PM by Brian White

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements

Pregnant? If so, you are probably watching your diet to ensure your body and the developing one inside are being nourished with the right kinds of foods and minerals that lead to the most successful pregnancy possible.

If so, are you noshing on apples quite a bit? A new study concludes that one apple a day may help expectant mothers prevent their children from developing asthma later in life.

That is as good a reason to eat fresh fruits as any I've seen. If you're an apple fan, munch up those as healthy snacks every day and you'll be shining as good as you possibly can -- for you and your baby.

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Ahmad 4-17-2007 @ 3:56PM

Pesticide residues: More threat to children
According to my calculation many years ago during my Ms research working on pesticide residue analysis in
apples: a particular amount of insecticide residue in apples that may be tolerated by an adult is harmful for a child and this depends on the body weight. This fact could be generalized for all food products and particularly for vegetables and fruits. These calculations were based on Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) and Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) determined by food codex Committee In Rome (a joint committee between FAO and WHO). The body tolerance of a 20 Kg child is quiet different than a 80 Kg adult. The other reason for lower tolerance threshold for children as compared to adults is using less diverse food by children. According to my findings during PhD research in Canada at the university of Guelph and also finding by others: consuming more diverse food and particularly more diverse vegetables and fruits inducts a higher level/ more diverse metabolizing/ detoxifying enzymes in body. These metabolizing enzymes are developed more and more in the liver as age increases.
Best regards,
Ahmad Mahdavi,
Insect/ environmental toxicologist,
Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
bugmahda@yahoo.com biomahda@yahoo.ca