One of the most <a href="http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/top-reasons-choose-organic-foods" target="_hplink">common reasons to eat more organic produce</a> is to avoid harmful chemicals used in growing your food. Pesticides have been <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/6/e1757" target="_hplink">linked to developmental problems in children</a>, and <a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/human.htm#healtheffects" target="_hplink">may act as carcinogens or throw off the endocrine system</a>, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Scary stuff!<br /> <br /> To help consumers make the safest choices, nonprofit advocacy agency the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has once again released its list of the most pesticide-contaminated produce. The Dirty Dozen, part of the EWG's yearly <a href="http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/" target="_hplink">Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce</a>, is compiled from U.S. Department of Agriculture pe

One of the most <a href="http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/top-reasons-choose-organic-foods" target="_hplink">common reasons to eat more organic produce</a> is to avoid harmful chemicals used in growing your food. Pesticides have been <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/6/e1757" target="_hplink">linked to developmental problems in children</a>, and <a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/human.htm#healtheffects" target="_hplink">may act as carcinogens or throw off the endocrine system</a>, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Scary stuff!<br /> <br /> To help consumers make the safest choices, nonprofit advocacy agency the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has once again released its list of the most pesticide-contaminated produce. The Dirty Dozen, part of the EWG's yearly <a href="http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/" target="_hplink">Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce</a>, is compiled from U.S. Department of Agriculture pe

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