Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: You remember that big anti-organic food study last week? Guess who funded it. [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)50. Some of the associates were members of a separate foundation that recieved some money
from people who also supported conventional agriculture.
Damning stuff there.
/Don't trust those scientists. They might have a bias. Instead listen to my blog which already has all the answers.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
96 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
You remember that big anti-organic food study last week? Guess who funded it. [View all]
MadHound
Sep 2012
OP
"To say that conventional foods are safe is like saying that cigarettes are safe"
Confusious
Sep 2012
#1
News reports I saw said the study showed that organic was "no more nutritious" than conventional
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#25
Actually after reading the original study, I think organic food is much better than I thought
fasttense
Sep 2012
#44
Or more to the point, if you don't have the tools to assess the validity of the results
Gormy Cuss
Sep 2012
#12
a real scientific researcher does not have an agenda. Real research is to determine fact
pasto76
Sep 2012
#24
wtf? our education realm has nothing to do with how corruptible our scientific establishment is,
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#37
The causality is from the money men on down; including the money men defunding government
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#42
however, educators aren't *driving* that fucked-upness. they're reacting, and in many cases
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#66
It's also on the report itself which was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine
Iris
Sep 2012
#86
Actually the organic trade association has been claiming organic foods are more nutritious for years
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#72
Not at all surprising. There was plenty wrong with the "conclusions" to begin with.
drokhole
Sep 2012
#13
Thank you for that!!! As someone that has to watch their cholesterol, I am going to have to read
jillan
Sep 2012
#16
I was totally dumbfounded by that report! How could food without pesticides & in their original
jillan
Sep 2012
#14
I guess more people need to use common sense. Poison in your food, in your body = bad. That stupid
Pisces
Sep 2012
#18
I think the reason people buy organic food is because they do not want to eat
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#36
Well, not being a member of the affluent Middle class, I would not know about trends
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#59
Well then if all you say is true, just tell everyone what is in the food they are being sold
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#95
Study is not wrong or false. The press reporting about the conclusions is skewed. Blame the media.nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#31
no shit. and the followup study: long term impact of pesticides in food.
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2012
#74
The study is legit ..... this is not the first such study .... the brits did the same study already
Botany
Sep 2012
#35
Right. And was there some pressing misconception that needed to be corrected, there?
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2012
#38
Some of the associates were members of a separate foundation that recieved some money
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#50
It's all in the wording - "no more healthy" is not the same as "no more harmful".
haele
Sep 2012
#52
how much did the corporate media get to repeat the lie over and over
RepublicansRZombies
Sep 2012
#62
The hell you say. Can't say I'm surprised. I NEVER pay attention to articles that tell me...
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#89
Since this study was funded by the notorious Gates Foundation, among others,
former9thward
Sep 2012
#93