Organic vegetable baskets will be distributed to 800 women, who will also be encouraged to rethink their diet to limit exposure to endocrine disruptors.
by Nathalie Stey (Strasbourg, Correspondence)
long -standing against pollution by endocrine disruptors, the city of Strasbourg launched, on November 15, a new device aimed at limiting the exposure of the population to these substances. It targets a period during which the human being is particularly sensitive to it: fetal life and early childhood. On the model of the “sport-health on prescription” system set up ten years ago, a “green prescription” could thus be prescribed by health professionals (gynecologists, midwives and general practitioners) to the pregnant Strasbourg will carry volunteers. It will give access, free of charge, to two awareness workshops organized within the ten medico-social centers of the city, as well as to the delivery, each week, of three kg of organic vegetables from local farms. >
“Endocrine disruptors are the symbol of the derailment of our consumer society. It was important for us to inform future mothers about the risks they generate, but also to give them alternative solutions. One D ‘They are access to products from quality agriculture and free from these substances, “said the mayor (EELV) of Strasbourg, Jeanne Barseghian.
“Breast or prostate cancer, attention and autistic spectrum disorders, malformations, early puberty, decrease in fertility … The effects of endocrine disruptors are scientifically proven. This is all the Family ecosystem which must transform its practices, during pregnancy and after, “completes Doctor Alexandre Feltz, assistant to public and environmental health, and carrying the project.
Cooking fresh vegetables
In the context of the system, 800 women will be followed for seven months, through 110 workshops informing them of the practices to adopt to protect themselves from these substances, but also to rethink the content of their plate. The recruitment of participants goes through health professionals. Volunteers will be able to register online, on the platform launched on Wednesday. The first panel was recruited by word of mouth. Michèle – who asked to keep anonymous – pregnant with her fourth child, has integrated the device in order to better learn about the issue. “Many children around me have communication problems, they isolate themselves or are angry. I have often wondered why, and I got first answers today,” said the young woman.
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