Re: Are Organic Foods Really Better for You?


"JohnDoe" <dont@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> vernon wrote:
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>> "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%).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Proven again and again.
>>>
>>>? Including the "heavier per unit of mass"? That's truly ground
>>>breaking!.
>>>
>>>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.
>
> Oh boy, first the definition PH goes over your head, and now you consider
> "heavier per unit of mass" to be proven. Dude, whatever you do, keep
> posting. You're hilarious! And I thought that Jehovah's Witness telling me
> that there are non-biological lifeforms was the funniest I ever saw! You
> beat him hands down.

They apparently didn't teach the relationship between weight and mass at the
school where Vern got his engineering degree.

;o) Rich


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