Is Organic Food Better? Leave Your Doubts Behind!
Once in a while people ask me, sniffily or out of sincere concern, “is organic food better?”. I can truly and without a doubt say “yes” to that!
But you can not get away with such a simple answer when a more complex one is actually called for. So let’s take a deeper look into the issue.
Nutrients One claim often heard about organic food is that it contains more vitamins and antioxidants than non organic food. This is indeed true, which has been shown in several studies. Organic vegetables grow slowly, compared to conventionally grown; thus making it possible for them to accumulate more of these nutrients before getting harvested.
Less chemicals Bugs, micro organisms and fungi are among the pests that farmers need to protect their crops from. In conventional farming this is achieved through the use of strong chemicals, designed to harm or kill the targeted pests. However, these chemicals also affect other organisms, including you and me. Studies cannot foresee all the impact they can have since they all mix in the body, most likely creating synergi effects we can only guess about. if we eat organic food we at least cut out some of these chemicals from our diet.
Better taste This is of course a subjective assumption, but most people seem to find that vegetables grown organically do taste better. I believe the reason for this is the same as for the fact that they contain more nutrients; the vegetables have grown more slowly and thus been able to accumulate more of the substances giving them their delicious taste.
The environment One obvious reason that organic is better is the fact that it is better for the environment. There are more reasons for this than the absence of chemicals, but I will not go deeper into this subject in this article
Conclusion My belief is that there is no doubt that the answer is YES to the question “is organic food better?”. Hopefully, there is no doubt in your mind either after this information!
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Written by Amelia Lathyrus on December 9th, 2009 with
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