Study: No health benefit for organically-grown food (ingredients, healthier, tomatoes)

[uggabugga]

Organic food is no healthier than ordinary food, a large independent review has concluded.

There is little difference in nutritional value and no evidence of any extra health benefits from eating organic produce, UK researchers found.

BBC NEWS | Health | Organic 'has no health benefits'

[calel]

I suppose there are a number of people out there who expect organic food to be more nutritious or "better for you".

I eat organic food simply because it's not laden with pesticides. This is something the article acknowledges was not measured by the food agency. I also get my organic food fresh from a farm, so it's always at its peak in freshness--best tomatoes I've ever eaten.

[groar]

what calel said. i never heard that organic food was more nutritious, although apparently the claim has been made.

to me, organic food is appealing because of what it contains less of (pesticides), not what contains more of.

plus, it's not just safer to eat, it's safer for the people working in the fields and the environment in general.

[arctichomesteader]

It's worth it to not have all the chemicals and GMO's in you.

[GloryB]

Truthfully, they charge too much for it. I've never went out of my way to purchase organic anything.

[Nedely]

I love organic. Don't care what any study says about it. Now I admit, not everything I buy is organic, but everything I buy does come from natural grocery stores. When it comes to meat and produce though, it's all local and organic.

[hugepossum]

Yes, but it makes people feel better... about themselves. People like to spend more on food grown naturally.

[ivanabacowboy]

I agree with groar. I do mostly organic, not because I think it has more "nutritional value"-->but because it does not have big long long lists of things I cannot even pronounce if I tried as ingredients. I value KNOWING what is in my food, or as pointed out, what is NOT in my food.

When I first became a label reader, I was literally SHOCKED at some of the stuff that actually goes into conventional foods. For example, I wanted a rice and bean side dish one evening for dinner. Got a can at Whole Foods-the list of ingredients was short and was all stuff I recognized, like rice, beans, water, seasonings. I looked at a similar product in the regular grocery store---->the list of ingredients covered 3/4 of the back of the can and I could not even pronounce 99% of what was on it.

[Ohiogirl81]

There may not be health benefits to eating organic food, but there are fewer health detriments.

As in pesticides, preservatives, etc.

[Leilani Vasquez]

I'll agree organic is more expensive, but certain organic products do taste much better. Certain meats to me are more flavorful, and cook better. Also organic eggs, and milk.