Thoughts on organic food?

michellen303

Is it actually healthier for you? What are people's thoughts on this?

PSM1

Waste of time and money for the most part from what I can see.

michellen303

What makes you say that?

IronGiant

Because there is no real evidence that it's any healthier for you.  Buy it if it tastes better or makes you feel better for doing so but don't believe the hype.

PSM1

What IronGiant said.

finbaar

No evidence whatsoever for health benefits. Buy it if you want to though.

Gregoy Finchman

As far I know there is no scientific prove that it is good for health. But I feel much better and refreshed from organic food.

Kailash

if it wasnt so expensive i'd maybe buy the odd bit but i'm doing ok with non-organic

hodgey66

i opened a caf in 2015. my whole passion was based on being organic and as a hub for gym goers/regular exercises so we offer high protein meals than your average caf. never got round to organic produce as the price shocked me, wasn't sustainable at caf prices. Hence why a restaurant has to charge £15  for an organic free range chicken breast!
Only last year i re-thought it as had an organic supplier approach so did some research. As above really, there is literally zero research/evidence to suggest its any 'better for you. I read a paper saying organic milk is healthier - it was funded by the organic soil association...! I do remember reading a list on certain veg/fruit you should buy organic due to pesticides. But this differs to america and uk so some times people can give confusing advice.

PumpingtonSteel

There is not sufficient evidence in medical literature to support claims that organic food is safer or healthier than conventionally grown food

to me, organic hit upon a desire prevalent in the late 90s by the public to improve health and diet and somehow permanently attached itself to this. People automatically associate organic with superior, just as they do with anything natural. I generally offer a cocktail of arsenic and hydrogen cyanide to anyone who subscribes to the latter

what frustrates me is the resistance to GM, a modern marvel from a scientific perspective. sidenote: the greens blocked science funding at EU level due to their stance on GM foods. slow hand clap as they rely on scientists to fight their major battle, climate change

personally, I believe it's a load of nonsense and there are far better things you can do for health reasons. very few people are going to eat exclusively organic food, so you'd find better results with eating normal fruit/veg and making alterations elsewhere - processed food and meat being the ones to target. having a portion of non-organic quinoa with non-organic corn and normal peas is FAR better than nipping in to KFC.
having 5 organic portions a day is almost identical to having 5 conventional portions a day.
Based on the issue raised in cowspiracy (namely public health information shies away from telling people to cut down meat, cos no-one wants to be that guy), I believe that if people knew the true scientific benefits of cutting out/reducing either meat or processed food and compared it to organic food, the entire basis for the industry would collapse. The industry itself wouldn't collapse, because I've found out that far too many people trust feelings over science, and many of them populate the aisles of wholefoods