Re: Are Organic Foods Really Better for You?


"Peter Moran" <pmoranATbordernet.com.au> wrote in message
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> "vernon" <here@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "PeterB" <pkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Yes. See Nutritional Quality of Organic Versus Conventional Fruits,
>>> Vegetables, and Grains, published in The Journal of Alternative and
>>> Complimentary Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2001, 161-173. V. Worthington,
>>> 2001. Nutrient levels in both organic and conventionally-grown foods
>>> were evaluated by reviewing data from 41 comparative studies on crops
>>> produced with organic matter and inorganic fertilisers. The study
>>> showed that organic crops yield higher average levels of some 21
>>> nutrients analysed. The results were most statistically significant for
>>> Vitamin C (27% more), magnesium (29%), iron (21%) and phosphorus (14%).
>>>
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>>> Scientific evidence supports the view that organically grown
>>> agriculture is more nutrient dense. in fact, organic produce is
>>> usually heavier per unit of mass than conventional grown foods, meaning
>>> you aren't really paying 15% more to buy organic, as those foods can be
>>> more filling.
>>>
>>> PeterB
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>> Proven again and again.
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> ? Including the "heavier per unit of mass"? That's truly ground
> breaking!.
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> Peter Moran

Yes proven.
Of course it helps to have raised almost all vegetables and ground fruits on
a tiny truck farm in the black soil of Minnesota, using manure for
fertilizer. Much denser, even potatoes.


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