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Re:What Undercover Boss and The Jetsons Tell Us About the Fu... by gambiting on Saturday September 28, 2013 @02:34PM (#6462657)
A recent UK study ran by the government(I can find source if you'd like) found absolutely no difference in nutritional value between organic and non-organic food. Organic food might be more tasty,but if you actually look at nutritional values it is identical to non-organic food. Read as: non-organic feeds hungry people just as well.

I am not saying that organic food is pointless - heck, I buy organic onions because they taste better and I buy organic milk and chicken meat because I vaguely care about how these animals are kept. But I do not subscribe to an idea that everyone absolutely has to eat organic food. It is not only non-essential, but I think it might actually be impossible.

Edit: Found the research: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19465692

Re:What Undercover Boss and The Jetsons Tell Us About the Fu... by agilebyte on Saturday September 28, 2013 @03:04PM (#6462754)
Thanks for the link, did not know about the non-existent nutritional value difference. Was basing my views on some earlier paper that spelled out which food was worth buying organic and which not.

30% less likely to contain pesticides is a nice positive benefit.