organic eating
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What Is Organic Food? In order to measure accurately the merits of organic foods, it is important to understand what the word “organic” means. “Organic” is the word that is used for describing produce that has been grown using certain agriculture practices.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. The Pros And Cons Of Organic Eating
2. Organicfoodhascomefromsittingonshelvesofonly selectivestorestobeavailableatmostsupermarkets. Whathasfueledthisjourney? Isitthegenuinebenefitsoforganicproduce,ortheaggressivemarketpolicy? Havethehealthconsciouspeopleintheireagerness tofindahealthieralternativeovervaluedthevirtuesoforganicfooditems? 3. WhatIsOrganicFood? Organicisthewordthatisusedfordescribingproducethathas beengrownusingcertainagriculturepractices. Thestandardandconditionsthathavetobemetbeforemarketinga productasorganicaresetbydifferentauthoritiesallovertheworld. TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)hasacertificationprogramthatrequires producetomeetstrictstandardsbeforetheycanbelabeledandmarketedasorganic. 4. WhatAreTheBenefits?IsOrganicFoodBetterForHealth? Apracticethatispotentiallyimportantfortheconsumersistheprohibitiononuseofallartificialpesticides. However,useofnaturalpesticidesandfungicidesisallowed. Somepeopledohaverevoltingthoughtswhentheyrealizethatthehealthyappletheyareabout toeatisfullartificialchemicalsthatmightbedangerous. Hence,theyoptfororganicapples. 5. Nowthequestionarises,istheorganicapplefreefrompesticideresidues? Aretheresiduesintheconventionalappleharmfuliftheyare underthemaximumlimitssetbytheregulatingauthorities? Evenifitsnot,somepeoplemightstillpreferitbecauseofthe misconceptionthatnaturalissafer. But,thisisnotnecessarilytrue;ingestingnaturalpesticide residuescanalsohavenegativeconsequences. 6. Someofthenaturalpesticidesalsohaveagreaternegativeimpacton environmentthantheirartificialcounterpart. Also,thefarmermighthavetouseseveraldifferentnaturalpesticidestohavethe sameeffectofasingleartificialpesticide. Doesthismeanthatorganicfarmingisascam? No,itdoesnot. 7. Thebasicideabehindorganicfarmingisanovelone. However,justbecauseaproductislabeledasorganic,doesntnecessarilymeanthatitisbetter. Thebenefitswilldependonthefarmer. Afarmermighthavetriedeffectivealternativemethodstocontrolpests, andtheproducemightactuallybebetterintermsofharmfulresidues. 8. WhatStudiesHaveShown Somestudieshaveshownthatorganicfoodsdoindeedhavelowerpesticidesresidues. However,theresiduelevelsinbothorganicandconventionalproducewerelowerthanthemaximum permissiblelimitsetbytheauthorities. Asofnow,thepossiblehealthbenefitsofevenlowerresidues levelsinorganicproduceareunknownandunverified. 9. TheNutritionalProfileOfOrganicFoods Doorganicfruitsandvegetablesofferanyextranutrients? Studiesaredividedonthis,somehaveshownthattheydo, othersdidntcometothesameconclusion. However,thedifferenceinmostnutrientsoverall wasonlymarginalinorganicproduce. 10. ArgumentsForOrganicProduce Manynutritionists,onefamousone,EllieKriegerfromtheFoodNetwork,recommendorganicproduce. Manypeoplebelongtospecialorganiccoopsthatareran byfarmersforlocalsintheneighborhoodsandthesearespreadinginpopularity. Majorsupermarketsarebeginningtoofferorganicproducesectionsmoreandmore. And,ifyouhaveeverbitintoanunwashedfruitorvegetable,thebitternessthatyou getascomparedtowhenitswashedisquitenoticeable,so,thosepesticidesdomakeadifferenceintaste. Manyexpertsandconsumersareconvincedthatorganicisjustplainbetterforhealth. 11. ArgumentsAgainstOrganic Thereisinsufficientevidencetoclaimconfidentlythatorganicisbetter. Italsocostsmore. Wedoneedbetterfarmingmethods,butorganicfarmingisnottheidealsolution, andconventionalfarmingisnottrulytheevilitisportrayedtobe. 12. Amethodthattakesthebestfromboththeworldsto maximizeyieldwithouttheuseofpossibly dangeroussubstances,artificialornatural,iswhatis required. Intheend,theindividualmustchoose, andgowithwhattheybelieveisrightforthemselvesand theirfamilies. BottomLine 13. ArgumentsForOrganicProduce Manynutritionists,onefamousone,EllieKriegerfromtheFoodNetwork,recommendorganicproduce. Manypeoplebelongtospecialorganiccoopsthatareran byfarmersforlocalsintheneighborhoodsandthesearespreadinginpopularity. Majorsupermarketsarebeginningtoofferorganicproducesectionsmoreandmore. And,ifyouhaveeverbitintoanunwashedfruitorvegetable,thebitternessthatyou getascomparedtowhenitswashedisquitenoticeable,so,thosepesticidesdomakeadifferenceintaste. Manyexpertsandconsumersareconvincedthatorganicisjustplainbetterforhealth.