Do you know what kinds of pesticides are used in the food you buy?

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A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances natural, organic or man-made, used to prevent, destroy or manage pests. Not all pesticides are the same. Different types of pesticides target different types of pests. For example, insecticides target insects, herbicides target weeds, and fungicides target fungi that may cause plant diseases.

There are more than 1000 pesticides used around the world to ensure food is not damaged or destroyed by pests. Each pesticide has different properties and toxicological effects.

Most of the food we eat has very high pesticide content, high enough to harm our health and create long term problems. Several studies have shown that most vegetables in Bangalore have high heavy metal contamination that adversely affects human health? It shows that leafy vegetables and root vegetables collected from K R Market contained excess amounts of Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel, Lead and other heavy metals which would affect human health adversely. So it is important to know the source of your food and that it is grown in an organic sustainable way.