According to a Stanford University study, eating organic food isn't that much healthier...

[jjs07]

Eating organic food isn't that much healthier, study finds

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Last Updated: 8:08 AM, September 4, 2012

Posted: 8:07 AM, September 4, 2012
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WASHINGTON — Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?

Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out — and concluded there's little evidence that going organic is much healthier, citing only a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics.

Eating organic fruits and vegetables can lower exposure to pesticides, including for children — but the amount measured from conventionally grown produce was within safety limits, the researchers reported Monday.

Nor did the organic foods prove more nutritious.

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I swear by organic/local fruits/veggies/meats....I'll continue to buy my foods pesticide free, cage free, etc. Also, it might be in my head, but I swear there is a difference in taste. Never the less, it's an interesting article.

 

[ill legal operation]

All this "organic" **** is just a hustle...

 

[andycrazn]

why is there a "safety" limit for toxic chemicals? the safest limit is pesticide free.............

 

[devildog1776]

why would anyone with the right mind listen to STANFORD HARVARD OR YALE STUDIES?

THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE SPONSORED BY BIG CORPORATIONS TO ADVANCE THEIR INTERESTS. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH, ALL THEY AIM FOR IS PROFIT IN THE NAME OF CAPITALISM...

HAVE YOU EVER SPOKEN TO AN IVY LEAGUE GRAD?, THEY ARENT THAT BRIGHT AT ALL.....

 

[thadocta]

thought this was common knowledge?

all this "organic" craze popped up when america started to get fat and guess what we still getting fatter

 

[noskey]

Dont care. Still eating organic as much as possible.

 

[club-27]

is there a nutritional difference? not really.

are there significantly less pesticides on organic products? absolutely

 

[jjs07]

is there a nutritional difference? not really.

are there significantly less pesticides on organic products? absolutely

And that's the bottom line here.

 

[shiznut123]

Will this study help to depress organic food prices? Cause that stuff is damn expensive :x

 

[finnns2003]

Thanks anyways, I'll still eat organic. Bogus research is bogus.

 

[pr0phecy718]

yeah whenever i hear the word "study" to these type of things, I don't take it too seriously

 

[pig love]

Flawed Organic Foods Study: Media Attempts Psyop to Confuse the Public


Mike Adams
Natural News.com
September 4, 2012

If you read the mainstream news headlines today, you might be shocked to see headlines that say things like, “Organic foods no healthier than conventional foods” or “Organic foods may not be healthier for you.” You’ll see these headlines all across the usual disinfo outlets: NPR, Associated Press, Reuters, Washington Post, WebMD and elsewhere.

The problem with these headlines is that they are flatly false. The study these news outlets are quoting actually confirms that organic foods are far healthier for you than conventional foods.

So how is the mainstream media lying about this? By fudging the facts, of course.

For starters, the “study” isn’t even a study. It was just a review of other studies. No new laboratory analysis was done whatsoever!

The “review” was conducted at Stanford University and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. You can read the abstract here:
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1355685

As the study itself concludes:

• Exposure to chemical pesticides was significantly lower in organic foods (roughly 30% less than conventional foods).

• Exposure to “superbugs” in meat (antibiotic-resistant bacteria) was also significantly lower in organic foods (roughly a 33% risk difference).

• The study conclusion says, right out, that “Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.”

How the media lied
Somehow, the mainstream media took this study and then lied to their readers, claiming organic food is “no different” than conventional food. That is a flat-out lie, of course. Because it fails to mention all the following:

• GMOs are not allowed in organic foods. So GMO exposure is many orders of magnitude higher in conventional foods, where GMOs are commonplace.

• Artificial chemical sweeteners are not allowed in organic foods. But conventional foods are often sweetened with toxic chemicals such as aspartame or saccharin.

• The study completely failed to look at the use of genetically-modified bovine growth hormones (rBGH) in conventional milk versus organic milk.

• The environmental impact of conventional food production is devastating to the planet. Chemical pesticides aren’t just found in the crops; they also run off into the streams, rivers and oceans. No mainstream media article that covered this story even bothered to mention this hugely important issue — it’s one of the primary reasons to buy organic!

• The funding source of the study is listed as “None.” Does anybody really believe that? All these scientists supposedly volunteered their time and don’t get paid to engage in scientific endeavors? It’s absurd. The money for the study had to come from somewhere, and the fact that the Annals of Internal Medicine is hiding the source by listing “none” is just further evidence of scientific wrongdoing.

A total psyop to confuse the public and push GMOs
Ultimately, this study comes down to being a total psyop pushed by the mainstream media for the purpose of confusing the public and ultimately promoting GMOs.

The media’s coverage of this is pure disinfo along the lines of other health disinfo campaigns such as:

• Mercury in vaccines is actually GOOD for you and makes vaccines work better:


• GMOs shouldn’t be labeled on foods: it should be a huge corporate secret!
.

• Flu shots are great! Take more flu shots and you’ll be protected from the flu (total disinfo, a complete lie).
http://www.naturalnews.com/033998_influenza_vaccines_effectiveness.ht…

• West Nile Virus is a huge danger to everyone. Run! Run! Spray yourself with deadly chemicals to be “safe!”
http://www.naturalnews.com/037039_West_Nile_virus_chemical_spraying_f…

• Vitamins are dangerous! Don’t take vitamins! They might kill you!
http://www.naturalnews.com/033883_vitamins_mortality_risk.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/033893_mainstream_media_vitamins.html

Anthony Gucciardi, by the way, has published an excellent video overview of the deception regarding this issue:
http://naturalsociety.com/ridiculous-study-claims-organic-same-as-con…

This article first appeared on Natural News.com.

 

[waitwut]

All this "organic" **** is just a hustle...

this even on organic stuff they sell it says it isnt much different from the original dont need a study for that

 

[pr0phecy718]

^^^ just as I suspected

 

[coolgraymemo]

I'm glad I never fell for that organic hype.

 

[goldenchild9]

Flawed study.

Read the details....what differences do you expect to see in people after only 2 years of observation from eating random possibly unripe and out of season produce?

The organic standards leave a lot to be desired but buying ripe, in season organic food is the way to go.

The sweetness of certain organic fruits vs the conventionally grown counterparts is like night and day. Don't need a lab to tell me which is product is more nutrient dense.

 

[BloodxBone]

I'm still rocking with the organics. **** what you heard.

 

[ecruteakcityboy]

Naked juice is about as organic as i get

 

[jordanpp30]

is there a nutritional difference? not really.

are there significantly less pesticides on organic products? absolutely

Basically, I thought that was the main reason people get organic products. Not because its "healthier". What a great study.

 

[so nyuh shi dae]

Flawed study.
Read the details....what differences do you expect to see in people after only 2 years of observation from eating random possibly unripe and out of season produce?
The organic standards leave a lot to be desired but buying ripe, in season organic food is the way to go.
The sweetness of certain organic fruits vs the conventionally grown counterparts is like night and day. Don't need a lab to tell me which is product is more nutrient dense.

to say that exposure to fewer pesticides isn't healthier also sounds a bit absurd to me. pesticides are terrible for us.

 

[pig love]

Some of you actually believe this garbage?

 

[dbyrd501]

i been eating regular food all my life and i'm A OK. ima stick with it

 

[gatorbeltsnpattiemelts]

why would anyone with the right mind listen to STANFORD HARVARD OR YALE STUDIES?
THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE SPONSORED BY BIG CORPORATIONS TO ADVANCE THEIR INTERESTS. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH, ALL THEY AIM FOR IS PROFIT IN THE NAME OF CAPITALISM...
.

honestly? Not even tryna be on my "conspiracy theorist" steeze.... but this right here. I mean, where you think the people who are head of the corps graduated from?

 

[slamcity]

In the next couple months, you will see a ton of negative media coverage/ articles/ etc. on organic food.
Most ( if not) all of it will be pushed and funded by the big non-organic corporations all for one reason:

At present, it is ILLEGAL for companies to label their product as non-GMO (genetically modified organism).
Pretty much, its illegal for companies to let people know that their products are clean. You can thank the FDA and USDA for that.

California has added an initiative to its november ballot that would legally allow companies to label their products as non-gmo
as well as make it illegal for those that aren't, to use key words like organic or natural on their packaging.
However, most of the major food corporations in the US heavily incorporate GMOs into their products (ie. corn, soy, chicken, etc.)
So if the masses become more food conscious and start looking for this label on their products, you wont be seeing it on 80% of the
products you find in the supermarket.

This ballot is expected to pass in california, and if/when it does, it is inevitable that it will not snowball into every other state. This would have
a crippling effect on the revenues of the major corporations today.

That is why you will see many articles come up in and around the month of november, deemphasizing the value of true organic.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/19/498803/california-gmo-labeling/

 

[beacon ave south]

organic is another name for suckers.