The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety

Abstract

Nutritional problems are important causes of illness and premature death especially in underdeveloped and developing countries in the world. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute's 2015 Global Hunger Index, 795 million people who are mostly live in underdeveloped countries are unable to access adequate food. Furthermore 2 million people suffer from the consequences of micronutrients deficiencies. The use of chemical pesticides for pest control in agriculture is becoming widespread in order to supply the needs of the growing population and get high yield from the land. Epidemiological surveys have showed that acute and chronic pesticide exposures cause the neurological and behavioral disorders of children and adults, also several metaanalyzes have demonstrated the correlation between cancer and pesticide exposure. In terms of pesticide exposure, workers who are in the manufacturing plants, storages, distribution jobs, selling places, formulation factories and all agricultural workers have been reported to be the primary risk groups.