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0 5 10 15 20 Lung Cancer Breast Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Brain Cancer Prostate Cancer Stomach Cancer Ovarian Cancer Kidney Cancer NHL Leukemia POS NEG MIX No. of publications • 84 papers in total • At least 84% of papers show a POSITIVE association between pesticide exposure and various cancers • Only 8.3% are negative www.ocfp.on.ca
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•84 papers in total
•At least 84% of papers show a POSITIVE association between pesticide exposure and various cancers
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The The regulators regulators are infected are infected with some with some sort of sort of virus….virus….
The The regulators regulators are infected are infected with some with some sort of sort of virus….virus….
Global climate change
Eat locally
Food Miles
Least GHG-generating ways to ship food
• 1. On foot, or by bicycle
• 2. Ship
• 3. Train
• 4. Truck
• 5. Airplane
• 6. Private motorized vehicle
And who are the two biggest disease agents (…er, sellers) of
bottled water?
Coca-Cola and Pepsi
And who are the two biggest disease agents (…er, sellers) of
bottled water?
Coca-Cola and Pepsi
PlantBottle – 30% of the plastic from a plant source
Take home messages…
Take home messages…
• Eat organic
• Eat from the bottom of the food chain
• Eat local
• Don’t eat too much
• Avoid unnecessary packaging
• Support those who do likewise
CAPECanadian Association of
Physicians for the Environment
