Posted on 08/09/2008 6:28:32 PM PDT by fightinJAG
ScienceDaily (Aug. 9, 2008) — New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown with the use of pesticides and chemicals.
Many people pay more than a third more for organic food in the belief that it has more nutritional content than food grown with pesticides and chemicals.
But the research by Dr Susanne Bügel and colleagues from the Department of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen, shows there is no clear evidence to back this up.
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surprise, surprise!
My wife has a vegan friend. I have a garden. She asked if my garden was “organic” I said I guarantee it. She asked how I could be so sure. I told her that I poop in it myself so Mexicans don’t have to.
For believers, organic food has a placebo effect.
Gee wiz, do you think the Society for the Chemical Industry might object to the competition. Whether organic food is more nutritious is not nearly as important as the question of whether organic food has fewer toxic chemicals, that even if they don’t poison the eater, can be a problem for people with allergies and chemical sensitivities.
Right. Does the organic food have fewer pesticides than the food grown with pesticides?
From some of the organic farmers I’ve talked to, organic vegetables frighten me more precisely because they are bred to naturally produce pesticides, instead of me being able to wash it off, like you’re supposed to do anyway.
Rush had some nutrionist/farm expert on his show one day, who said that the organic foods have less nutrional value than the genetically altered foods because the genetically altered foods are designed to withstand shipping and the organic foods need to be picked early to withstand any shipping. The early picking decreases the nutritional value of the fruits and vegetables, not to mention the negative impact on taste.
You mean like E Coli?
I never thought nutrition was was the issue, it was pesticide residue. Another government funded study?
I thought it was about the toxins. But whatever...
Well that's just stupid.
Organic gardening is about not using pesticides and other chemicals because of the belief that they are bad for the body and/or soul. I have no gripe with that -- our bodies have evolved (or were designed, take your pick) for natural, organic foods, not man-made pesticides and such.
But it's sheer folly to think that organic methods increase nutritional content. Somebody is being sold a bill of goods on this account.
There -might- be an argument that some pesticides or chemicals DECREASE nutritional content and thus organics are better, but I doubt that's true either.
It's not the nutritional value that they're interested in . . . . . it's the emotional value that counts.
“Organic” food is the Toyota PIOUS of the food industry!
That is not a regular argument made by pro-Organic advocates anyway.... so that was a big waste of taxpayer monies.
Of course it isn’t always true, specifically vegetables that have very high water content, i.e. tomatoes, cucumbers, watercrest etc. The non-organic commercial varieties have more water content by mass, hence less nutrition by mass. But that is due to different varieties used in commerical non-organic vs. commerical organic agriculture.
Actually, I have never even heard that organic food has more nutrients. I had only ever heard that it is not grown with pesticides.
Despite that,there are many instances in which the products of the chemical industry make a task easier,safer,cleaner, and cheaper.
I would prefer my food have a minimum amount of chemical added,and their genes left untampered! The knowledgeable gardener or farmer knows about crop rotation,complementary plants,and organic pest control.Agribusiness/government farm programs concentration of land control and other modern ? practices worry me because of the very few varieties of a very few plants cultivated in huge areas.If nothing else, the organic movement may preserve biological diversity.
All I know is I like organic milk, it tastes better and it seems to have a longer shelf life....I can’t figure that one out.....
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