Is Organic Fruit and Vegetables Healthier?

A study last year (2009) claimed that organic fruit and vegetables are no great for you than when grown conventionally. The study looked at a range of nutrients to see if there was any great variation depending on how fruit and vegetables were grown, but surprisingly to many, they found no principal difference. There was a small variation but it was not determined sufficient to lead to health benefits.

The study led to headlines stating that organic fruit and vegetables have no health benefits, but this is something of a flawed conclusion. A crucial point that the study pointed out, but many news stories did not, is that the effects of pesticides and herbicides on non-organic fruit and veg were not taken into consideration. Many believe that this is the most leading factor in the potential health benefits of organic, so without this being determined it means that the study cannot give a unblemished photo of the health merits of organic fruit and veg.

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This brings into demand how leading the study de facto is. It does tell us that there is no nutritional value is eating organic but does not tell us either there is any damage caused by the chemicals used to grow fruit and vegetables conventionally.

Is Organic Fruit and Vegetables Healthier?

A non-health related benefit that some may point to is taste, with many believing organic has an benefit taste wise. This comes down to personal preference; some believe it does taste great while others see no difference.

Organic fruit and veg, as well as other foods, does in the main cost more than non-organic. But from last year's study, can we say either or not it is worth this extra cost? Well the nutritional value, that some previously believed significant, is roughly redundant. So for those who pick organic for this imagine alone the answer is no, it is not worth the extra cost. There are three more factors that some will take into consideration, three things that habitancy will have to make up their own minds about. Are pesticides and herbicides in non-organic furnish potentially harmful? Some say that tasteless sense tells you that chemicals are unlikely to be salutary and could be a health risk. Others though, would point to the fact that there doesn't appear to have been any damage from them in food in the past. Then there is taste, something that comes thoroughly down to personal preference. And finally there is the environmental effect, and there is some evidence that chemical used to grown fruit and vegetables are harmful to the environment. How harmful and what result it has is hard to judge, and someone else thing that habitancy have to make up their own minds about. This is an area that is leading to some but not to others.

So widespread this study has told us about one area (nutrition) that is not affected by either or not fruit and veg are produced organically, but it doesn't give us an widespread picture. Make up your own minds...

Andrew Marshall (c)

Is Organic Fruit and Vegetables Healthier?

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