In this article from townhall.com the author Angela Logomasini shares her thoughts about the health benefits of, amongst other things, peaches. The article starts with reference to a Good Morning America segment that aired recently that featured the E.W.G.’s “Dirty Dozen” list. While the “Dirty Dozen” list isn’t new it was refreshing to see that Angela’s response wasn’t typical. (A typical response is reposing the list and telling people that eating peaches is bad for you)

She cited research from the Harvard School of Public Health and quoted researcher Dr. Luis Cisneros Texas A&M University:

Cisneros notes: “Stone fruits are super fruits with plums as emerging stars.” In fact, studies conducted by Cisneros and Bryne find anti-oxidants in plums are as high as those found in blueberries, which are usually touted as the number one source for these cancer-fighting chemicals. Peaches and nectarines also tested quite high in for anti-oxidant value. Cisneros and Bryne are developing a red-skinned peach that could prove even more beneficial.”

Along with Angela’s research findings there is more research that puts the “Dirty Dozen” list in terms we can better understand. California peach growers along with other groups of farmers have soon to be published research balancing the argument.

Excerpt from their findings: Dr. Robert Krieger, a toxicologist with the Personal Chemical Exposure Program, University of California, states that if you consider the highest residues found from the past three years, a child, a teen or an adult would have to eat 400 to nearly 16,000 servings a day to reach the science based no effect level. The no effect level simply means that you still won´t see any negative health effects, even after consuming those extreme amounts of fruit.