Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?

Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by drdrey on Monday March 05, 2018 @10:53AM (#16521832)

I remember reading a study in the NY Times maybe 5 years ago that found no difference in nutrients (between organic and conventional produce) but lower levels of pesticides in organic produce. So while not pesticide free, it is unfair to say they use "just as much if not more"

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by halfjoking on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @12:27AM (#16527070)

I remember reading in the LA Times that there are more antioxidants/polyphenols in organic food[1], and since those types of nutrients have been shown to decrease inflammation and neutralize free radicals[2] I want to increase my intake of them.

[1] http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-organic-foods-20140715... [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055983/

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by delecti on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:00AM (#16521879)

It's not that the pesticides are more likely to end up in the produce, just that more is used while growing.

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by drdrey on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @01:06PM (#16530640)

Why would you have less pesticides in the end product if more is used when they are growing?

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