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Health & Fitness

Reason #8 to Avoid Processed Foods

Processed foods are loaded with pesticides!
In order to effectively grow the GMOs used in processed foods, conventional farmers have to apply Roundup and other pesticides and herbicides - many of which end up in the final product.
According to data from Rodale, breakfast cereals alone have been found to contain up to 70 different types of pesticides, including warehouse fumigation chemicals and other residue. 

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