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| The dioxin pollutions of soil, agricultural products and various foods are in the news in recent years. Dioxin diffuses widely in flue gas from garbage incineration facilities, and it pollutes soil, river, and sea after flowing out of residual ashes. In many cases, it is taken into the human body through agricultural products, dairy products and fish. Some is eliminated from the body together with the elimination, however, the most part is absorbed into the small intestine and stored in the body. |
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| The reason of this dioxin, so-called "the most toxic chemical", is a great threat to human beings is that it has various adverse effects on human bodies such as an inhibiting of the reproductive functions as well as being an induction substance of cancer. The secondary influence given to babies through the breast milk also becomes a problem. According to the "Research on the intake of dioxin baby takes through mother's milk" reported by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in April 1998, the intake of dioxin baby takes a day is six or seven times as that one of acceptable of adults. |
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| Besides that, it is said that residual pesticides and some of food additives in food we happen to take may pollute our bodies. It is considered that hidden causes of many of chronic pains and medical problems are derived from toxic substances, chemical substances and heavy metals which invaded our bodies. |