Many people believe that organic food is healthier than conventional methods of cultivation today. Many people are sometimes wrong.
In two systematic studies, one at Stanford University (USA), and the other - in the UK, found no evidence that organic foods are more nutritious and healthier for consumers, writes realclearscience.com.
But the idea that organic food is healthier, there is not even the most widespread myth. The most widespread myth in relation to the ecological food, the title goes to the view that pesticides are not used on organic farms. In 2010, after a survey revealed that 69 per cent. American people believe that this is true. If a person is willing to buy organic food, chances are that he believes in this myth further. UK Soil Association commissioned the survey made it clear that even 95 percent. organic food buyers purchase the food for the fact that they are so "to avoid pesticides."
But in fact, even in the organic farms use pesticides owners. The only difference is - that if you are "natural" rather than "synthetic". At first glance, it may seem that the difference between the use of these pesticides is huge. Applied but not the whole truth. Pesticide, whether "natural" or "synthetic" is a chemical compound whose purpose - to destroy the insects (or scare away the animals or destroy the weeds, or destroy any other pests). Unfortunately, the "natural" pesticides usually lowers the effectiveness of "synthetic" because they use organic farm even more.
In addition, the "natural" pesticides are less explored experimentally. Customizable "synthetic" pesticides are strictly controlled at the state level. We know that all traces of pesticides remaining on the product (whether organic or conventional), reaching end users, they are not harmful. But, as written in the agricultural technologist Steve Savage'as, still have no reliable data on what may remain traces of pesticides on organic products, and probably will not have. "
But for scientists, before the pesticides sprayed on the fields, they are thoroughly explored. And what indicates their analysis?
"It is estimated that explore the" natural "pesticides are toxic to themselves as synthetic," - said the New England community of skeptics president Steven Novella.
Organic food is no more secure than normal. Even Organic Trade Association Manager Katherine DiMatteo recognizes this fact. "Carry an organic label does not promise a healthier product," - once told Mr. DiMatteo.
But if organic food is no more superior to routine myths about why it so tenacious? Journal of Academic Review, published in the University of Illinois (USA), nutritional scientist Bruce M. Chassy, and the University of Melbourne (Australia) food scientist David Tribe'o study report. It states that the organic and natural foods industry - the global annual value of about 63 billion. Dollars - has taken "supposedly scientifically informing and deliberately deceptive marketing practices aimed at - United States Department of Agriculture provided" environmental label "use of justification."
In other words, producers of organic food nourishes us not only juicy fruits and vegetables nice-looking, but with lies and fears, which encourages us to spend money
settling their own pockets gąsdintojų.
S. Novella his popular podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe "organic food industry and open spared the bitter words:
"People are buying organic food because they believe that that it is less polluted environment. This is a lie. Due to the fact that the food is safe and secure. This is not true. Due to the fact that it tastes better. It is not. Due to the fact that it is more nutritious. Not. And all of these myths have been disseminated deliberately - as the scientists say - organic farmers and advocates of organic production, despite the fact that research in any of the following statements does not approve. "
