Is organic food healthier than non-organic food?

Is organic food healthier than non-organic food?

Hi everyone,

I want to discuss about an interesting article from the New York Times newspaper published on Monday September 03, 2012. The article states that organic foods are not healthier than non- organic foods because fruits and vegetables labeled organic do not contain higher levels of vitamins than the conventional food, and the levels of chemicals in non-organic foods were lower than the safety limits allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The newspaper article, took as a reference the research paper “Organic Food is a Sham” wrote by the Stanford University and published on September, 2012. The research found that although organic food and conventional food share the same nutritional value and both are safe for human consumption, the prices of organic food is so far higher than non-organic food.  As a result, the organic produce market in North America has grown up 12% in the last year compared with 2010, according to the Organic Trade Association. Despite of the sales of organic foods, one of the executives of the Environmental Group Analysis said that the argument about if organic foods are more nutritious than non-organic foods “has never been major driver in why people choose to pay more money in the market”. The fact is worrying because many people are buying organic food in the market for nutritional reasons even though they have to pay much more money per product. In conclusion, however the client is the only one who makes the decision about what he wants to buy and how much he wants to pay, he must be informed to make smart choices in the market of food.

 References:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/science/earth/study-questions-advantages-of-organic-meat-and-produce.html?_r=2&