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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 13

     Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review This review summarises existing evidence on the impact of organic food on human health. It compares organic vs. conventional food production with respect to parameters important to human health and discusses the potential impact of organic management practices with an emphasis on EU conditions. Organic food consumption may reduce the risk of allergic ...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 20

     The influence of persistent organic pollutants in the traditional Inuit diet on markers of inflammation Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are high in Inuit living predominately on the traditional marine diet. Adverse effects of POPs include disruption of the immune system and cardiovascular diseases that are frequent in Greenland Inuit. We aimed to assess the association between exposure to POPs from the marine diet and ...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 17

     Presence of pesticides in atmosphere and risk to human health: a discussion for the Environmental Surveillance Brazil is the main consumer of pesticides in the world. Large-scale use of these products is likely to contaminate major environmental compartments and expose more people to their toxic effects. Therefore, this literature review was carried out to seek supporting elements for a qualified discussion about the performance of Environm...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 4

     Chemical Pesticides and Human Health: The Urgent Need for a New Concept in Agriculture The industrialization of the agricultural sector has increased the chemical burden on natural ecosystems. Pesticides are agrochemicals used in agricultural lands, public health programs, and urban green areas in order to protect plants and humans from various diseases. However, due to their known ability to cause a large number of negative health and ...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 1

     A Perspective Discussion on Rising Pesticide Levels and Colon Cancer Burden in Brazil Agriculture is a mainstay of many developing countries’ economy, such as Brazil. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Brazil is the major global consumer of pesticides. Irrespective of the fact that the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggests that pesticides promote human cancer risk, a prospective ...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 11

     Factors Affecting Transfer of Pyrethroid Residues from Herbal Teas to Infusion and Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Pesticides The transfer of pesticide residues from herbal teas to their infusion is a subject of particular interest. In this study, a multi-residue analytical method for the determination of pyrethroids (fenpropathrin, beta-cypermethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, and fenvalerate) in honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, wolfberry, ...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 5

     CYP polymorphisms and pathological conditions related to chronic exposure to organochlorine pesticides The association between genetic variations in the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family genes and pathological conditions related to long-term exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) deserves further elucidation. OCs are persistent organic pollutants with bioaccumulative and lipophilic characteristics. They can act as endocrine disruptors and ...
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  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 9

     Endocrine Disruptors Leading to Obesity and Related Diseases The review aims to comprehensively present the impact of exposure to endocrine disruptors (EDs) in relation to the clinical manifestation of obesity and related diseases, including diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases, carcinogenesis and infertility. EDs are strong participants in the obesity epidemic scenery by interfering with cellular morphological and ...
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