We drink organic milk and eat organic fruit and vegetable
Do you eat organic food?
by asilentone 23 Replies latest jw friends
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Scully
I try to buy from local farmers' markets, and I have a few things growing in my garden - herbs and salad veggies mostly - but I don't bother with organic stuff at the grocery store. It seems like too much of a price gouge. We walked away from a 1-quart basket of locally grown organic strawberries that was going for $17. We found the same sized basket at a nearby fruit stand for $9. It seems like the prices really depend on the neighbourhood where they set up the market, more than what the produce is actually worth.
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leavingwt
Reuters: Organic Food is No Healthier, Study Finds
Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007.
A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference.
"A small number of differences in nutrient content were found to exist between organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs, but these are unlikely to be of any public health relevance," said Alan Dangour, one of the report's authors.
"Our review indicates that there is currently no evidence to support the selection of organically over conventionally produced foods on the basis of nutritional superiority."
The results of research, which was commissioned by the British government's Food Standards Agency, were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Sales of organic food have fallen in some markets, including Britain, as recession has led consumers to cut back on purchases.
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RubaDub
I always try to eat organic from the four major food groups:
Chips, salsa, beer and wings.
Rub a Dub