Diet and food type affect urinary pesticide residue excretion profiles in healthy individuals: results of a randomized controlled dietary intervention trial

The International Research Network for Organic Food Quality and Health (FQH) invites you to our monthly seminar series.

Meet Our Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dominika Średnicka-Tober

Dominika obtained her doctoral degree in 2012, at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland, in the scientific discipline of Food Technology and Nutrition. From 2010 to 2014, she worked as a Research Associate at Newcastle University (UK) in the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Since 2014, she has been working as a researcher and lecturer at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, in the Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, in the area of sustainable food systems, the environmental footprint of food and agriculture, and organic food quality and safety in relation to human health. In 2019 she obtained her habilitation and got a position as a university professor. During her work as a researcher, she has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and has been actively involved in many international research and educational projects and activities in various subjects related to organic food and sustainable food systems. See more seminar-25 diet and food type affect urinary pesticide residue excretion profiles in healthy individuals

Key Insights from the Study:

• Organic food consumption reduced pesticide residue excretion by over 90%.
• A shift from a Western diet to a Mediterranean diet increased exposure to insecticides and organophosphates unless organic food was consumed.
• The findings highlight the potential health benefits of organic food choices in reducing synthetic pesticide exposure.

Seminar Program

09:00–09:05 AM – Welcome by FQH Carola Strassner
 09:05–09:35 AM – Presentation by Assoc. Prof. Dominika Średnicka-Tober
 09:35–09:55 AM – Open discussion (plenary or breakout rooms)
 09:55–10:00 AM – Wrap-up & introduction to the next seminar

Join the Discussion!
Be part of an engaging session with researchers, health professionals, and sustainability advocates. Learn, discuss, and contribute to the conversation on food quality, health, and environmental sustainability.

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We look forward to seeing you there!