The results are undeniable and there. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that prenatal exposure to pesticides at lower intelligence scores for children is connected. The test results show that more prenatal exposure to pesticides, the greater the decline in IQ
“These associations are important, especially when viewing this on a population scale,” said Principal Investigator Brenda Eskenazi study, UC Berkeley professor of epidemiology and mother and child. “The difference could mean, on average, more children will need in the lower end of the spectrum of learning, and more children need special services in school relocated.”
Pesticides are neuro-toxins. This means that operate to kill pests, they poison the neurological system – also known as the brain. Is it surprising that the reduced exposure to pesticides, the intelligence? Simply put, the poisoning affects the brain’s ability to function properly. Prenatal exposure to pesticides occurs when the brain develops and the results of these tests prove injury.
The Berkeley study is one of three documents linking pesticide exposure and childhood IQ reduced. The other two studies – one studied at Mt Sinai Medical Center, the urban and the other at Columbia University studied the rural population – and the results were consistent. » Read more: Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Lowers Intelligence
