2007-06-22 16:28:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
A several studies, including one done at UC Davis, suggest that organic fruits and vegetables may contain much higher amounts of some nutrients. However some other studies have shown there's no difference.
A bigger reason to focus on organic produce is to avoid residual pesticides. There's no evidence to definitively prove that they are dangerous, but pesticides linger in the body and the environment. The worst offenders, according to the February 2006 issue of Consumer Reports, are apples, pears, bell peppers, celery, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach and strawberries.
Eat organic is probably the most important for infants and people with weak immune systems. For infants this should be logically, they can only eat some much food and they are growing very quickly. So they need the best nutrition you can provide for them, which starts with mother's milk if at all possible and from there should move on to 100% organic products whenever possible. As for those with weak immune systems, they don't need the extra burden of trying to deal the chemicals found in non-organics.
2007-06-22 16:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mitzi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this is going against the grain but speaking as an analytical chemist: it probably does not make a measurable difference despite all the hype. There are some extreme cases though where it may make a difference such as improper use of chemicals that saturate the foods and not allowed enough time for the chemical to degrade. But under normal conditions it likely does not matter..
2007-06-22 23:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by Big K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually no. Organic is really weird because it doesn't matter whether the food was treated organically. The food doesn't grow different, it only grows the way it was meant to grow. There is no difference. It's basically the same thing.
2007-06-23 01:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Candy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Mrs Viki, only try to add a bit.
*It is better for the soil. Anorganics vertilizers are not good for the soil in a long run.
*It is not better for your wallet and as it doesnot have too significant differences, if you wash your vegs in enough of running water, it is just as good.
2007-06-23 06:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by bill s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they say....but I am at the understanding that no matter what you do or what you eat..something will give you cancer one way or another.
2007-06-22 23:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
YEESSS!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-06-22 23:37:25 · answer #6 · answered by star lover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋