Friday, October 1, 2010

Is organic food really good for your health

Is organic food really good for your health?
I'm not a strict vegetarian or health conscious person. But thesedays, if there were organic products and regular products, I'd choose to buy organic products believing its gonna do something good for my health. Are there any real difference in organic food and others? Like let's say I have this organic pasta. How good is it for me than eating regular pasta?
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1 :
Very good, you should eat Organic food.
2 :
I sometimes notice that the organic vegetables and fruits look better and taste better that the commercially produced products. I don't think that they are any better for for. I doubt that eating just organic products will make any noticeable change in your life with the exception of making you a little more poorer.
3 :
Organic Food is rarely Pesticide Free. It is grown in Cow Manure that is high in bacteria. "It is as nutritious as an other product." - Catherine Dimateeo of the Organic Trade association. Is it more nutritious? "It is as nutritious as an other product." - Catherine Dimateeo of the Organic Trade association. More expensive-not more nutritious.
4 :
only if bought at a local farm organic doesn't mean healthy if its not really organic. I have seen the local market put stickers on reg food to get more money
5 :
Dave J - that's illegal and should be reported. Organic food is not going to be more nutritious for you. The difference is that organic producers are taking care of their land and working it to get the last possible perfect strawberry possible. They're not using mass-produced pesticides and fertilizers that upset the natural balance of flora and fauna. As a result, they aren't poisoning the land they grow food on. This means they produce less, so they do have to price their products higher. Yes, there are natural pesticidal compounds in organically grown food. However, each plant has its own chemical formula and thus there are many variations, whereas commercial producers use only a small group of pesticides. Thus, while the numbers are still small, we get a much larger cumulative consumption of them than of any given natural pesticide. Another good thing about organic farming is that the smaller farms are more likely to produce foods that are not the same as the large corporate farms. For instance, tomato breeds may be chosen for their flavor rather than their looks. This will help avoid the weakness of monoculture that corporate farms are courting

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