Eat organic foods whenever possible
While still being priced slightly more expensively in the supermarkets, the benefits of organic food far outweigh the financial costs.
While still being priced slightly more expensively in the supermarkets, the benefits of organic food far outweigh the financial costs.
In this study, which reviewed 41 other research reports comparing the nutritional content of organically grown and standard vegetables, fruits and grains, it was found that there are significantly more nutritional value in the organic crops. For instance, the organic crops included 27% more vitamin C, 21% more iron, 29% more magnesium and 13% more phosphorus. These foods also had 15% less nitrates than standard foods. More interestingly, the study found that while consuming five servings of organic foods met the RDI for vitamin C, standard, non-organic foods did not. Source: "Nutritional Quality of Organic Versus Conventional Fruits, Vegetables, and Grains," by Virginia Worthington, published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2001 (pp. 161-173)
