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Doug Freyburger wrote:

The Cook quoted:

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.

Isn't the diffreence in pesticides and antibiotics the primary point of
going organic?

This is like saying that scientists could find no difference but water
content between fresh food and freeze dried food. Yeah, that''s right.
The water difference *is* the intended difference.

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.

That's good news.

Growing organic can lower the exposure of farm workers to pesticides. I
don't suppose the brainiacs thought to measure that though. Doubt they
bothered to look at water table contamination either. Those are why I
care about buying organic.

marcella


'I was absolutely surprised,' said Dena Bravata, a senior research
affiliate at Stanford and long-time internist who began the analysis
because so many of her patients asked whether they should switch.

In another study Dena Bravata was absolutely surprised that water is
wet.

Organic produce had a 30 percent lower risk of containing detectable
pesticide levels. In two studies of children, urine testing showed
lower pesticide levels in those on organic diets.

There ya go.