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Healthy Habits: EWG's 2023 Shopper's Guide to Produce

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Some of the pesticides detected have been banned in the U.S. Six percent of samples showed residues of acephate, a toxic pesticide the Environmental Protection Agency banned for use on green beans more than 10 years ago. Green beans also had traces of several pesticides banned in the European Union but allowed in the U.S.

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Healthy Habits - Why Diets Fail

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F oods are too r estrictive Most diets ban certain food or food groups. Essentially, any diet that bans a particular food or food group will invariably result in cravings, driving you to cheat on your diet. However, you will need to quit looking for short-term fixes and adopt health ier , long-term habits.”