Synthetic Chemicals in Our Diet

After ail exhaustive evaluation of the available Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data on contaminants in American food, three things are certain. 

NUMBER ONE Every person who eats a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and protein products, potentially consumes approximately 32 different types of synthetic chemicals every day. 

NUMBER TWO The actual number of different synthetic chemicals a person consumes depends largely on the diversity of foods in their daily diet and the amount of organic products they elect to eat. 

NUMBER THREE Even foods defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as organic can contain multiple synthetic chemicals. 

Given these facts, what impact do synthetic chemicals have on an individual s health The FDA s answer would be that there is no health effect. Why Because the concentrations found in the foods tested by the FDA do not exceed levels deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. 

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