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129 messages, Last post on Aug 01, 2009 at 8:46 PM
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I think the soil has more to do with the food value in the produce than the fertilizer and pesticides used. In the USA the Organic Food produce industry is not all it is cracked up to be. Organic food is no healthier, study finds LONDON (Reuters) - Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007. A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference. "A small number of differences in nutrient content were found to exist between organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs, but these are unlikely to be of any public health relevance," said Alan Dangour, one of the report's authors. "Our review indicates that there is currently no evidence to support the selection of organically over conventionally produced foods on the basis of nutritional superiority." The results of research, which was commissioned by the British government's Food Standards Agency, were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Sales of organic food have fallen in some markets, including Britain, as recession has led consumers to cut back on purchases. The Soil Association said in April that growth in sales of organic products in Britain slowed to just 1.7 percent in 2008, well below the average annual growth rate of 26 percent over the last decade, following a plunge in demand at the end of the year.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 30, 2009 4:54 am) I'm a bit confused about the study... I always thought eating organic food was about avoiding chemicals, not about better nutrition.
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Replying to: tallman1 (Jul 30, 2009 7:01 am) My feeling is that the health value from eating an apple outweighs any possible risks, especially after you wash it thoroughly. I made a GREAT apple sauce from the apple trees in my back yard last year. I guess they are "organic" but Santa Cruz county did do some bug spraying last year, so I dunno. I'm still alive though. 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 30, 2009 8:47 am) PS I only use fish fertilizer on food crops. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 30, 2009 8:47 am) I don't spray any pesticides on my veggies, to be honest I think my problem is birds anyway.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 31, 2009 8:00 am) Pollan's book Omnivore's Dilemma blows the whistle on some of those organic mega farms. Finding local grown meat & produce is ideal. Though not always possible.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 31, 2009 4:19 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 01, 2009 8:58 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Aug 01, 2009 7:59 pm) |
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