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Originally Posted by defrey12
An apple is an apple an apple. Rice is rice is rice. A egg is an egg is an egg! Calories are calories. Even YOUR ORGANIC GURUS will tell you there absolutely NO NUTRITIONAL difference in eating “organic”. The ONLY thing that keeps you out of the Dr’s office is CONSISTENT EXERCISE AND A BALANCED DIET. There are no good foods or bad foods. Only good diets and bad diets.
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Studies indicate that organic vegetables & fruits contain higher concentrations of certain plant phytochemicals associated with health than of those produced conventionally. Take broccoli for example, the phytochemicals for broccoli would be things like glucosinolates, lutein, & zeaxanthin & others. So while the macro nutrients ie: carbohydrates, etc. would be comparable, the things people eat broccoli for, are more abundant in organic. Additionally, organic is missing things people typically don't want like pesticides. It is more important to eat the broccoli conventional or organic than not eat it, but if a choice is available then organic is preferable. (& by 'available choice' I mean economically & reasonably conveniently). These observations apply to other fruits & veg, but the phytochemicals differ in each case.