Comments on: Organic vs. Conventional: No difference?

By: Cleora Adauto

Cleora Adauto — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:07:47 +0000

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By: Nancy Mann Jackson

Nancy Mann Jackson — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:02:57 +0000

Thanks for commenting, everybody. Glad to hear I’m not the only one who didn’t think this study was such a big deal. As for the second study, I’m with you, RU. It is worrisome. I think the study shows that we may be eating the same foods they ate 50 years ago but today’s industrialized farming practices have gradually diluted their nutritious value.

By: RU

RU — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:30:23 +0000

Agree with you, and all those who’ve commented – it’s about what you’re not getting (chemicals), but also about not “poisoning” the environment. It’s the second study that was more worrisome…have we selected out the more nutritious foods from 50 years ago, possibly because the less nutritious ones pack better, can be transported better, are hardier, etc.??

By: Donnelly

Donnelly — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:12:12 +0000

When I buy organic, it’s to avoid the bad stuff. Plus, organic milk seems to taste so much better than the non-organic milk.

By: Jennifer Fink

Jennifer Fink — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:20:15 +0000

My thoughts on this study were the same as yours: As far as I’m concerned, the reason to buy organic is not b/c you want extra nutrients, but b/c you want less contamination. And less contamination is always a good thing.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:52:11 +0000

I just started buying organic products, in particular produce. We did this mostly because we wanted to keep our now 8 month old daughter away from as much of the extra chemicals and additives as possible. Since we make her food from scratch, starting with the best ingredients was important. I did think they had more nutritional value but I do not think that was as big of an issue as staying away from the pesticides, other chemicals and the additives. Plus organic produce just tastes better in general, and truthfully that is almost enough on its own. I will continue to buy organic regardless of this study.