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Healthy Foods: Benefits Eating Organic
7 Reasons to Go Organic
Research shows that you can improve your health and the environment by supporting organic practices
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Organic Eating 101
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Organic fruits and veggies are nutritionally rich
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Organic agriculture reduces our exposure to harmful pesticides
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Organic meat and dairy may contain more healthy fats
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Organic farming protects the environment
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Organic products are processed without hormones or antibiotics
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Organic foods don’t contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
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Organic practices support animal welfare
Organic fruits and veggies are nutritionally rich
The jury’s still out as to whether organic food has more nutritional quality than conventionally grown produce. Some evidence indicates this could be the case. “Although there isn’t definitive word that if you eat organic it’ll always be substantially more nutritional, mounting evidence is showing that organic foods are high in iron, magnesium, and vitamin C, and lower in nitrates, which are found in synthetic fertilizers,” says Haumann.
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Also, a number of studies at the University of California-Davis have indicated that certain organic fruits and vegetables may possess higher levels of antioxidants than conventionally grown produce. Researchers have reported that organic tomatoes contained an average of 79 to 97 percent more flavonoids—phytochemicals that may help prevent cardiovascular disease—than traditionally grown tomatoes. Other promising research shows that organic kiwi fruit had higher levels of pholyphenol than conventionally grown kiwi, as well as more vitamin C. The institution has produced similar findings for organic corn, strawberries, and marionberries.
Likewise, Washington State University researchers detected 10 times more eriocitrin—a flavonoid found in lemons—in organic lemonade than in non-organic versions. And outside the States, Danish, Spanish, and Italian scientists have also found evidence of a higher antioxidant concentration in organic fruits and vegetables.
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Also, a number of studies at the University of California-Davis have indicated that certain organic fruits and vegetables may possess higher levels of antioxidants than conventionally grown produce. Researchers have reported that organic tomatoes contained an average of 79 to 97 percent more flavonoids—phytochemicals that may help prevent cardiovascular disease—than traditionally grown tomatoes. Other promising research shows that organic kiwi fruit had higher levels of pholyphenol than conventionally grown kiwi, as well as more vitamin C. The institution has produced similar findings for organic corn, strawberries, and marionberries.
Likewise, Washington State University researchers detected 10 times more eriocitrin—a flavonoid found in lemons—in organic lemonade than in non-organic versions. And outside the States, Danish, Spanish, and Italian scientists have also found evidence of a higher antioxidant concentration in organic fruits and vegetables.
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