The Organic Debate

A lady ponders the benefits of buying organic rather than normal produce.

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[hiSbeFood]

Loving this cheeky explanation of the differences between organic farming and intensive farming!

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch Several points in this comment are either factually incorrect or woefully misleading:

5. Unless you were talking about the plant, "spelt" it is supposed to be "spelled".

6. This study suggests it does "High sperm density among members of organic farmers' association" thelancet"dot"com/journals/lan­cet/article/PIIS0140-6736(94)9­2605-0/fulltext

I also posted animal studies for #4. which suggest fertility was increased in the organically fed animals.

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch 4. cont. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition study review of organic vs conventional diet in animals. Weight gain was greater in organically fed rats,mortality was lower at 9 weeks,incidence of degenerative diseases was lower. Lower mortality in organically fed rabbits. 2nd and 3rd generation rabbits from organically fed parents exhibited higher birth rates and more viable embryos. Infectious illnesses were less frequent in 2nd generation organically fed animals.

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch 4. continued "Organic crops contained significantly more vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus and significantly less nitrates than conventional crops. There were nonsignificant trends showing less protein but of a better quality and a higher content of nutritionally significant minerals with lower amounts of some heavy metals in organic crops compared to conventional ones." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/113275­­22

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch "higher nitrate and lower vitamin C contents of conventionally-produced vegetables" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/120027­90 "slight trend towards higher ascorbic acid content in organically grown leafy vegetables and potatoes.""lower protein concentration but of higher quality in some organic vegetables and cereal crops""animal feeding experiments indicate that animal health and reproductive performance are slightly improved when they are organically fed" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/129074­07

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch 4. continued "1/ organic plant products contain more dry matter and minerals (Fe, Mg); and contain more anti-oxidant micronutrients such as phenols and salicylic acid, 2/ organic animal products contain more polyunsaturated fatty acids""4/ 94–100% of organic food does not contain any pesticide residues, 5/ organic vegetables contain far less nitrates, about 50% less" agronomy-journal"dot"org/index ­.php?option=com_article&acces­s ­=doi&doi=10.1051/agro/2009019­& ­Itemid=129

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch 4. continued ""A short review of such experiments shows that the majority of these tests revealed effects of the organically produced feed on health parameters such as reproductive performance and immune responses."" The science-based results suggest positive influences from organic feeds" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/203550 ­28 "Ecological food is tastier and contains more essential amino-acids, vitamin C, and micro-nutriments than usual food" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/166101­89

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch 4. continued "For individual nutrients, existing studies show that organic fertilization practices produce crops with higher levels of ascorbic acid, lower levels of nitrate, and improved protein quality compared with conventionally grown crops.""Animal studies showed better growth and reproduction in animals fed organically grown feed compared with those fed conventionally grown feed." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/943902­1

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch 4.continued ""on average organic foods contain slightly higher levels of trace minerals,vitamin c and antioxidant phytonutrients than conventionally grown crops." "Organic meat products have been shown to reduce risk for potential prion-related diseases including mad cow disease and to arsenic residues in chicken meat, and organic livestock practices do not contribute to the growing phenomenon of drug resistant pathogens." nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/faq/Bu ­­yOrganicFoodsB.shtml

[myndy86]

@drrobhatch Several points in this comment are either factually incorrect or woefully misleading:

4. Most studies suggest organic is healthier and/or has more nutrients. "Organic crops contain a significantly higher amount of certain antioxidants (vitamin C, polyphenols and flavonoids) and minerals""there is a lower level of pesticide residues, nitrate and some heavy metal contaminations in organic crops compared to conventional ones." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/172977­55