Consumer Reports: Don't give up on clean, organic food

[Berlum]

DIET & NUTRITION

Don't give up on organic food, our experts urge
Sep 5, 2012 1

"A new review of previous research on organic food is getting a lot of media attention for concluding that the published literature "lacks strong evidence" that organic food is significantly more nutritious than conventionally grown food.

"But news reports covering the findings may be oversimplifying or distorting what the study really found, according to our in-house experts, and consumers shouldn't be misled into believing that there isn't a benefit to paying more for organics..."

http://news.consumerreports.org/health/2012/09/dont-give-up-on-organic-food-our-experts-urge.html

[Berlum]

1. The Bottom Line for Consumer Reports

"Bottom line: We stand by our long-held advice. It's worth it to buy organic versions of the foods that are likely to have the highest levels of pesticides when grown conventionally, as well as organic poultry and milk, to reduce exposure to antibiotics. Those choices are especially important for pregnant women and children."

[Kurovski]

2. Bottom line is, It's not difficult to figure out.

Observing decades of corporate ciggy-butt "research" taught us how to think these things through.

[Webster Green]

3. Cue the Monsanto shills to arrive in this thread.

3...2.......where are you kids?

[Berlum]

4. Now cut that out

Those guys get paid to find these threads, and no fair wig wagging the truth in their faces.

[obamanut2012]

5. Just coming to post this

[Berlum]

6. Stanford research confirms health benefits driving consumers to organic

A headline and a story with a different take on what the Stanford study actually said, versus what the corporate media (R) are reporting about it....

Organic foods have lower pesticide residues, lower chance for antibiotic-resistant bacteria

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 4, 2012)—A review article published September in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms that consuming organic foods reduces consumers’ exposure to pesticide residues and to bacteria resistant to antibiotics, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) notes. These are among the top reasons consumers cite for choosing to buy organic products.

“Consumers seeking to minimize their exposure to pesticide residues will find that foods bearing the USDA Organic label are the gold standard. This is because organic foods have the least chemicals applied in their production and the least residues in the final products,” said Christine Bushway, OTA’s Executive Director and CEO. “And, because organic livestock practices forbid the use of antibiotics, including the routine use of low level antibiotics for growth, organic meat contains less antibiotic-resistant bacteria...”

[pansypoo53219]

7. eating organic is NOT ABOUT NUTRITION AT ALL!!!

duh. never mind it tastes better.

[DeSwiss]

8. The Stanford Organic Food Study.....

...brought to you by your friends at MONSANTO and CARGILL.

I rarely accept any so-called ''study'' put out by universities and authorized agencies these days because the colleges are bought and paid-for and the government agencies (I'm looking at you FDA!) like the whole fucking system -- is corrupt as hell.

- Always checked your sources for corporate cooties, I always say......

K&R

[Berlum]

9. Interesting

The article is somewhat convincing that this study has been generated in the context of generous and cunning corporate cash money bucks.

But that possibility needs to be examined in greater detail. Journalists really need to dig in here and nail down the facts more directly.

[Berlum]

10. Busted! Co-author of Stanford study bashing organics found to have deep anti-science ties...

...to Big Tobacco's propaganda, etc.

Flawed organic food study author Ingram Olkin chief statistical 'liar' for Big Tobacco

http://www.naturalnews.com/037108_Stanford_Ingram_Olkin_Big_Tobacco.html

[WorseBeforeBetter]

11. K&R