Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic

Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by Aloisius on Monday September 03, 2012 @06:55PM (#4472149)

Who cares about healthier? Organic food, especially local organic food, simply tastes better. Probably not because it is grown without pesticides but rather because the farmer gives a damn.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by jordanthoms on Monday September 03, 2012 @07:42PM (#4472315)

And yet, when double-blind tests are done the non-organic food usually does better.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by sitkack on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:36PM (#4472481)

Compare organic to non-organic carrots. Double blind yourself all you want, hands down organic carrots (things labeled as) are x10 better than the woody sticks they are compared to.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by Turing_Machine on Monday September 03, 2012 @09:14PM (#4472589)

That has more to do with the cultivar than the method of growth.

Standard supermarket vegetables are bred to withstand shipping and handling, not for taste.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by sitkack on Thursday September 06, 2012 @06:56PM (#4486732)

Ok, so organic is correlated but not the cause. I will stick with my weak, can't be transported long distances tasty food.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by leoh on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:12PM (#4472434)

This is total bullshit.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by jordanthoms on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @03:00AM (#4473478)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jq4DGEn9Is

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by ars on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @03:42AM (#4473569)

That was not a double blind taste test, that was a single blind test and basically worthless.

I simply do not believe those people that were quoted about pesticides. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Institute#Criticism

They make some good points, but they are very careful to pick and choose only things that support their story.

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Re:Study finds organic food no more nutritive than non-organic by ars on Monday September 03, 2012 @07:57PM (#4472374)

Link?

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