Is Organic Food Better? Why the Answer Is A Healthy Yes!
If you are an advocate of growing organically, you cannot avoid getting asked the question “is organic food better?”. I love to be able to honestly answer “yes” to that one!
However, that’s not likely a response that appeases either the contemptuous or the concerned inquirer. We must have more information here!
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 In conventional farming a lot of chemicals are used to fight pests like bugs, fungi and micro organisms. These chemicals are of course meant to be toxic to these pests, but, unfortunately, they are toxic to many other organisms as well, including humans. And there are so many chemicals going around, creating a not-so-healthy cocktail in our bodies, having effects that no one really knows what they are. There is no way that you can stay totally clear of chemicals, but at least you can avoid some of them by eating organically grown food.
Better taste For the same reason that organically grown food contains more nutrients it also tastes better! Of course, this is a quality hard to measure in scientific terms, but blindfold tests commonly give the result that the organic variant does indeed taste better. Growing more slowly the vegetables can accumulate more of the taste-giving substances.
The environment Obviously, there is also the environmental issue. However, in this article I will just establish the fact that organic food is better for the environment, and promise to dig more deeply into that subject in another article.
Conclusion Not convinced that the answer to “is organic food better?” is YES? Then I suggest you start from the beginning again, and by all means, go look for more information. Because I do wish that all people would realize that it is so important to start eating organic!
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