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"NPR reports that although organic fruits and vegetables, grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizer, comprise a $29 billion industry that is still growing, a new analysis of 200 peer-reviewed studies that examined differences between organic and conventional food finds scant evidence of health benefits from organic foods.
I'm always a little surprised by how many people insist that "farmers market vegetables" tasting better than "grocery store vegetables" is proof-positive that Organic vegetables are superior. Truth is, organic or non-organic has nothing to do with it. Rather, it's vegetables that were picked locally that morning, versus vegetables that were picked last week and shipped across the country. Of COURSE they taste better!
I'm also surprised by how many people don't know that Organic does NOT mean "chemical free." It simply means SYNTHETIC chemical-free. Some of those natural chemicals used in organic farming are pretty nasty!
Of course the food is going to be better for you if it is free from pesticides, hormones, genetic manipulation, antibiotics etc.
I am not talking about taste or nutrition, but all the other crap.
This is what organic food is about. It's not that it somehow magically has more vitamins, or something. There never were any claims to that effect. This is a straw man argument.
Of course the food is going to be better for you if it is free from pesticides, hormones, genetic manipulation, antibiotics etc.
"If" being the operative word. But the "if" assumes two things: First of all, it assumes that all non-organic food is rife with pesticides, hormones, genetic manipulation, etc. And it's not. Second, it assumes that all organic food is completely free of all pesticides, etc. And it's not.
The best bet, for all of us, is to grow everything we can in our own gardens.
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