Why organic food?

Are we emotianally prepared for dealing with insects, greens or bugs in our food on the plate?

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[LionEntity]

People were much healthier when they didn't get grossed out by little insects found on their food. It is indeed a sign of vitality within the vegetation. People nowadays have gotten used to too much luxury. In older times, or even in the country sides and undevelopped countries, people eat when they are hungry and they get hungry by moving enough. Bigger apetite, less regard for insects grossing you out, and that's the way everybody should be living in order to have optimal health and well-being

[wrjamescom]

@victshot And their lifespan was 40 years if they were lucky.

[XxfallingfastxX89]

oh my god.. im trying to find bug-free food but i cannot find anything that doesnt have bugs in it!! :( i think im just gonna put an I.V. in my arm and get what my body needs to survive on through a tube!! this is rediculas!

[metalslugxBTB]

@LionEntity You're right, life expectancy was higher 50 years ago... you stupid mother fucker....

[myndy86]

@DiscoDude82 Are all those studies suggesting organic is healthier/ has more nutrients an advertising label as well? 52% of organic farmers don't use any pesticides, most studies suggest organic has significantly less pesticide residue than conventional. "organic produce carries significantly fewer pesticide residues than conventional produce." nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/faq/Bu­yOrganicFoodsC.shtml Organic fed children have less pesticides in urine. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/­PMC1367841/

[myndy86]

@DiscoDude82 "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]

@DiscoDude82 "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]

@DiscoDude82 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]

@DiscoDude82 "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