Do you eat Organic?

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Today on Mahalo Daily, special correspondant, Andrea Rene, heads down to the Farmers Market in Hollywood to learn about organic food. Andrea talks to people on the street and does a taste test to see if they can tell the difference between regular and organic produce. Let us know what you think about today's episode by leaving us a comment!

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[JFHEALTHYandFit]

Organic (and ideally locally grown) tastes way better, and is much better for you and for the environment.

People like to say its expensive, but I say - you haven't seen expensive till you come down with a chronic disease or something similar.

Quit buying the $200 pairs of jeans and shoes, and take care of your body - so that it can take care of you.

[god4334]

she is hot

[myndy86]

@Aspenly International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition "Organic food: nutritious food or food for thought?" 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]

@Aspenly "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]

@Aspenly "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]

@Aspenly "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/203550­­28 "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]

@Aspenly "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]

@Aspenly "reviews of multiple studies show that organic varieties do provide significantly greater levels of vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus than non-organic varieties of the same foods. While being higher in these nutrients, they are also significantly lower in nitrates and pesticide residues.""organic foods typically provide greater levels of a number of important antioxidant phytochemicals (anthocyanins, flavonoids, and carotenoids)." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/203592­­65

[myndy86]

@Aspenly The huge majority of peer reviewed review studies over the past 15 years suggest organic is more nutritious/healthier. "Organic crops contain a significantly higher amount of certain antioxidants (vitamin C, polyphenols and flavonoids) and minerals, as well as have higher dry matter content than conventional ones.""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