Name: Is Organic Really Better? Healthy Food or Trendy Scam?
Uploaded: 2020-02-18T04:55:29.000Z
Duration: 9 min 21 s
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buying organic is turning from an alternative

But what do we even mean when we say organic?

so different regions have different definitions and rules.

organic food is farmed without GMO seeds,

organic farmers use more traditional ways of producing food,

While the motivation to buy organic food is clearly noble,

is supposed to make them more nutritious and healthier.

several studies found that organic foods contain more antioxidants.

Plants produce them as a sort of homemade pesticide.

Organic plants seem to have to work a little harder,

while regular plants have plenty of help from humans.

Antioxidants are believed to have some health benefits,

although scientists are still on the fence about them in general.

We have no idea if and how exactly they help us,

or how much produce you'd have to eat to absorb a certain amount.

What about organic being more nutritious?

that organic food can have slightly higher concentrations of vitamin C,

while others did not find significant differences.

suggests that there are only small differences in nutritional value.

it doesn't look like organic food has significant health benefits.

is that eating fruit and veggies in general is good for you,

Eating veggies is more important for your health

People don't only buy organic to get extra vitamins,

that there actually is less pesticide residue on organic produce.

Less pesticide does not mean none at all.

While pesticides are supposed to be a last resort in organic farming,

Most organic pesticides are natural toxins,

But there are synthetic substances as well.

What's the difference between organic and regular pesticides?

are not necessarily safer than conventional ones.

No matter if the substance is manufactured,

about how our current level of pesticide exposure

The participants reported their dietary habits themselves,

while no actual tests of pesticide levels in their bodies were done.

found that the danger from pesticides for an adult

was similar to drinking a glass of wine every three months.

we should continue to demand strict standards for our food.

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