Vegetable & Fruit At Most and Few Absorb Pesticides

In certain amount, the use of pesticides for fruit and vegetable crops can still be tolerated body. There are vegetables and fruits that are most prone to absorb pesticides, but there are also thick-skinned fruits and vegetables are less affected by pesticide contamination.
Fruits and vegetables are believed to be a healthy diet rich in fiber. But the latest health report actually found 67 types of pesticides that end up making fruit and vegetables 'dirty'.
Environmental Working Group, which is a U.S. nonprofit group that focuses on the issue, examining nearly 100,000 fruit and vegetables are thought to contain pesticides.This is to determine which fruits and vegetables that have a residual (waste) chemicals are hazardous.
The most feared are the fruits and vegetables called 'dirty dozen', which contains 47-67 pesticides per serving. This is food that is believed to be most vulnerable because it has a soft and thin skin, so it tends to absorb more pesticides.
Pesticides are chemicals used to control, refuse, lure or eradicate the pests, diseases and weeds that have no effect on the plant. Pesticides are often referred to as 'poison'.But many farmers who use pesticides to prevent damage or decay.
If too much exposure to pesticides, the pesticides can cause various health problems like cancer, ADHD in children, disorders of the nervous system and weaken the immune system.
"It's important to know what fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of pesticides," said Amy Rosenthal from the Environmental Working Group, as reported by CNN on Wednesday (02/06/2010).
Rosenthal also said that his group perform the testing of pesticides after fruits and vegetables are washed with high pressure water system with the USDA (USDA-power high pressure water system).
Here's the 'dirty dozen' or 12 fruits and vegetables that absorb most of pesticides:CeleryPeachStrawberriesAppleBlueberryNectarines (Peach)PaprikaSpinachCherryPotatoWineLettuce
While the layers of skin from fruits and vegetables that thick can prevent pesticide contamination. Fruit and vegetable group is nicknamed the 'Clean 15', ie having low levels of pesticides or even none at all:OnionAvocadoSweet cornPineappleMangoPeasAsparagusKiwi fruitCabbageEggplantMelon yellowWatermelonGrapefruitSweet potatoOnion