In an online study published in the 17 May issue, it has been revealed that there is a connection between exposure to of children to pesticides used on commercially grown fruits and vegetables and ADHD.

The study examined date of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that was conducted in 2000-2004. The researchers worked on identifying the relation between pesticide by products that were found in urine of 1,139 children and the symptoms and affects of ADHD.

The pesticides are termed as organophosphates and exposure to them in children can result in ADHD-like symptoms.

It was then found that pesticide leftover were detected in urine of 94% of the children and also that children with elevated levels of pesticide by products in their urine had more risk of ADHD.

The authors of the study highlight that the study has not yet found any kind of direct link between two, but that some association has been clearly detected.

Detailed research is required to confirm about the finding.

Doctors and researchers are urging the parents to give any fruit or vegetable to their children only after it is thoroughly washed or peeled so that the side-effects of pesticides in food items can be reduced.

It is also being recommended that people should prefer buying organic or local produce when possible.