Is organic food really healthier?Organic foods are widely marketed as "healthier" and "better for you" than non-organic foods. Yet there is simply no evidence whatsoever that a diet high in or exclusively of organic foods is any healthier for you than a diet of regular food. In early March 2005, the Advertising Standards Authority The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent British self regulatory organisation (SRO) of the advertising industry. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ) in the United Kingdom--a quasi-government "truth in advertising" watchdog--upheld a complaint against an organic group for fund raising leaflets implying that organic foods were healthier. The ASA's ruling noted that the group "did not show organically-produced food conveyed noticeable health benefits over and above the same food when conventionally produced or that a diet of organic food could guarantee no harmful effects." Despite the near total lack of evidence, the number of so-called experts extolling the health benefits of organic foods is large and, arguably, growing. But so is the number of credentialed, independent scientists, scientific organizations, and other experts that have expressed an opinion on the merits on the merits adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers (or lack thereof) of organic foods. You might ask yourself why one should believe the opinions of these scientists over the opinions of other health activists and individuals. After all, nobody has absolute knowledge and scientific opinions seemingly change constantly. Well, let's examine the track record of previous so-called "healthy lifestyle" experts of the past, who made their living telling people that the medical establishment and food scientists were wrong. Here is just one example of many. U.S. Organic Pioneer, Jerome Rodale: Widely considered the founder of the U.S. organic farming organic farming, the practice of raising plants—especially fruits and vegetables, but ornamentals as well—without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. movement. Rodale began farming organically in the U.S. in 1940 and immediately began promoting himself and his organic beliefs. He launched Organic Gardening magazine in 1945 and Prevention in 1950, so named because Rodale believed that eating organic foods would prevent the onset of disease, cancer, and poor health. On June 7th, 1971, Mr. Rodale told the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Magazine "I'm going to live to be 100, unless I'm run down by a sugar-crazed taxi driver taxi driver n → taxista m/f taxi driver taxi n → chauffeur m de taxi taxi driver taxi n → ." The next day, Rodale died of a heart attack at age 73 during a taping of the Dick Cavett Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an Emmy-winning American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of issues. television talk show. Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : This is the fourth in a series from Alex Avery's new book "The Truth About Organic Foods." To order a copy of the book, go to www.AgriMarketing.com. by Alex Avery, Director of the Center for Global Development, Hudson Institute |
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