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Organic Food Rubbish? Oh, Come On!

August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

veg-stall-w200-h200A report commissioned by the (UK) Food Standards Agency have concluded that is “no healthier” for you than non-organic.

Well, tosh of course.

It depends on what you define as health, I suppose. The report even agrees that organic food has more nutrients than non-organic – they just say that’s not really important.

The report states that organic food has: 12.7% more protein, 53% more beta-carotene (vitamin A), 38% more flavonoids (anti-oxidants),  and higher percentages of various important minerals.

So, how can it be said that:

“..it is therefore unlikely that these differences in nutrient content are relevant to consumer health”.

Are they ‘avin’ a larff? Are they completely bonkers? No – they are just nutty scientists.

Fertilizers

No mention in this report is made of the fact that farming with chemicals has impoverished our land and polluted our rivers and seas – something organic farming hugely reduces or eliminates. “Outside the terms of the report,” no doubt.

Keep At The Organic Food

So, keep eating organic. At least it’s cheaper now than it was a few years ago.

And try to keep in touch with folk with allotments – it’s time for gluts of produce to appear, and allotment holders are usually generous with presents.

Question: Are you eating more or less organic food? Are you affected by the credit crunch? Have you taken on an allotment? Answer in the comments.

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1 response so far ↓

  • 1 George from Gourmet Foods // Aug 26, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    I think you take risk with both types of food whether it be organic or not. Which do you prefer on your food, pesticides or bugs?

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