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Article #203: What Are The Benefits Of Organic Food?

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There is much discussion today about the In addition, organically-grown produce
pros and cons of organic food. People contains up to 50% more of the vitamins,
want to know whether organic food is minerals and antioxidants the body needs
better than non-organic food. They wonder to stay healthy and perform at optimum
whether the term "organic" is nothing capacity. If you're trying to add more
more than the latest money-making fruit and vegetables to your diet, you
marketing term being thrown about. They can double the benefits by eating organic
question the regulatory oversight bodies ones.
that determine whether the food that's You Can Feel Good about What You Eat
labeled organic really meets all of the When you eat organic food, you know what
criteria. These are difficult questions you're not getting. You know you're not
to answer with certainty especially since eating food that's been genetically
the answers often depend on who is asked. altered or shot up with growth hormones
Regardless, there are several very real and antibodies. You know that the skins
benefits of consuming organic food. Here of your fruits and vegetables aren't a
is an overview of the most common. thick covering of chemicals and other
Organic Food Tastes Better harmful ingredients. The bottom line: You
The people who eat organic food claim know that you are fueling your body with
that organic food is more flavorful and healthy fuel. Centuries ago, people did
studies have actually been conducted that not have as many health-related issues as
confirm this belief. The chemicals that they do in these more modern times.
are used in the production of non-organic Plenty of people feel it is our food that
food definitely affect flavor. is killing us.
Organic Food is Better for the Body You Help Protect Environment
The United States Environmental When pesticides and fertilizers are
Protection Agency now lists many of the applied to plants, there is no way to
chemicals used in the production of keep the chemicals used in their
pesticides and fungicides as potential production from covering the ground. Rain
cancer-causing components. It makes sense and irrigation cause these chemicals to
then, that when non-organic foods are be absorbed into the ground. As they
consumed, so too are these cancer-causing absorb into the ground, they percolate
ingredients. Since these types of down to the underground water tables.
chemicals cannot be used to grow organic Ultimately, the chemicals leach into
foods, they simply are not present and nearby water bodies. The soil as well as
therefore, they cannot be ingested. the water begins to be contaminated. Over
Eating organic foods won't unfortunately time the birds, fish and other animals
prevent cancer because there are plenty living in these environments become
of genetic and environmental factors that affected. Since organic foods are grown
can cause it to develop. However eating without using these dangerous chemicals,
organic food greatly reduces the chance their growth will never impact the
that certain cancers will develop. environment in this manner.






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