organic vs. non-organic...interesting article

[maddbomber]

study says there is no difference between organic and non-organic foods....

Organic food is no healthier, study finds - Diet and nutrition- msnbc.com

[NiteHawk]

The only difference I can tell personally when I buy organic and non-organic is the price. Organic is more expensive.

[maddbomber]

Originally Posted by NiteHawk

The only difference I can tell personally when I buy organic and non-organic is the price. Organic is more expensive.

ive never really bought it for that particular reason, healthier foods are expensive enough

[PhiSigPhi]

Originally Posted by maddbomber

ive never really bought it for that particular reason, healthier foods are expensive enough

I would be careful to take the word of any governmental study. They usually do studies for a reason (hidden agendas)

For example, in the US they are trying to ban organic farming...even growing your OWN food. I bet not a lot of people knew that. This link is an overview of HR Bill 875: Campaign For Liberty — HR 875 The food police, criminalizing organic farming and the backyard gardener, and violation of the 10th amendment

There is a link to the bill itself within the overview.

Now, I'm not surprised if there isn't a big difference in nutriional content, albeit they admitted they found some difference. The problem is that article does not address the effects of pumping animals/plans with genetic material or growth horomones. There has been NO long term study on humans about this. What I can tell you that cancer rates are up, food allergy rates are up, all kinds of crazy **** is up and the only consistent thing that has happened in the past 100 years...technology increases (pollution, etc) and how our food is cultivated.

[said musician]

Not sure if anybody has had the chance to see the film "Food, Inc.", but it is incredible. Please go see it if you can. I think overall, organic isn't as important as just getting lots of natural, whole foods (as opposed to boxed, processed foods), but I do think if you know where you food comes from, you can make more educated choices about what you're putting into your body.

Let's look at the cow, for example... A cow that was grass fed it's entire life is going to be getting the diet it was made it eat (not grains). This means the chance e coli drops (the bacteria grows very easily in the stomachs of cows that are grain fed). This also means that the cow is naturally getting omega 3 & 6 fatty acids in its diet. The meat and milk produced by the cow in turn are higher in those same fatty acids.

I think with certain veggies or other items, it doesn't make a huge difference whether or not you buy organic, but there are some items in which it there is a huge difference in the organic version.

Also check out, "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan if this type of thing really interests you!