P Rajesh, CV Chalapathy, S Awasthi and B Dharmapalan

For a long time, doctors have told us to eat more fruits and vegetables to stay healthy. They are entirely right; fresh fruits and vegetables contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that lower our risk of getting long-term ailments. However, pesticide residues are a problem that isn’t visible to the human eye and is hidden under that healthy surface. 

Pesticides, chemicals that are used to keep weeds and bugs away from the crops, are now an essential part of the modern food system. It is very possible that almost all of the apples, strawberries, or spinach leaves you buy at the shop have been treated with some form of chemical barrier. Scientists are starting to question what these compounds are doing to us, especially regarding our ability to have children, even though they help farmers secure their crops…read more on NOPR