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In the International Day of Fight Against the Pesticides, on December 3rd, social movements held a demonstration to denounce the harms to health caused by the intensive use of poisons by Brazilian agribusiness. The demonstration, held in front of the pavilion where it is being held the 15th National Conference…

Image: disclosure. In 2010, more than US$ 7 billion were spent for the acquisition of chemicals in the domestic market. In 2011, over 850 million liters of pesticides were sprayed on Brazilian crops. In 2012, the Brazilian market of the poison had grown 190%. The scenery…

Image: The Greenest Post The Denmark is preparing itself to have a fully sustainable agriculture. This is one of the projects that the current Government intends to put in place to transform the Danish agriculture in 100% organic. The first goal to be reached until 2020…

The main office of research on cancer of the World Health Organization (WHO) released unpublished results on human consumption of meat. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), linked to the WHO, the consumption of processed meats — such as sausage, bacon, ham, and meat based sauces –…

Image: portal.fiocruz.br World champion in the consumption of pesticides since 2008, Brazil lives the paradox of having legislation and not put it into practice effectively to curb the abuse in the use of the products. The remark was made by Guilherme Franco Netto, Advisor to the…

The diagnosis of diabetes in adulthood is usually related to a diet high in sugar and fat. Combined with a sedentary routine, poor diet is a condition for the development of insulin resistance, the substance responsible for balancing the level of glucose in the blood. However, even healthy foods, such…

The World Health Organization estimates that 2.5 million people die every year due to problems associated with the consumption of alcohol. Only one in ten people affected by some chronic illness receive proper treatment. These are some of the data presented in the second publication of studies and analysis of…

The measures of height and weight of adults obtained by the National Health Research conducted by IBGE - in a probabilistic sample of over 80 thousand households - bring bad news about obesity in Brazil. According to the survey, done in 2013, one in six are obese men (16.8%) as…

Six out of ten Brazilian children with less than two years have already eaten biscuit, cookie or cake and 32% already drank soda or industrialized juice. These foods should be consumed after that age, and in moderation, according to guidance of nutritionists and pediatricians. The information is from the National…

Image: unicafes.org.br The Collegiate Board of Anvisa approved on Thursday (August 20th) the beginning of the toxicology re-evaluation of five active ingredients of pesticides used in Brazil: glyphosate, lactofen, abamectin, carbofuran and thiran. By law, the registration of pesticides has no expiration date, but the re-evaluations…