Essay - Organic Versus Non-organic Organic Versus Inorganic Foods: Why Eat Organic?'...

Organic versus non-organic

***** versus Inorganic Foods: Why Eat organic?"

The rapid development of the organic market over the past twenty years has spread both opportunity and awareness ***** both organic foods and the kinds of tactics that are used to grow in-organic *****. The *****th ***** the organic market has also helped draw ***** prices of such goods down to a level ***** m*****kes it possible for many more consumers to buy and eat them. Yet, many consumers would still like ***** see ***** evidence that paying the marginal difference in price for *****m*****gly the same product is logical and absorbable for their family finances. This work will argue that: there is a m*****rked difference in the nutr*****ional quality of organic foods as compared to non-***** foods and this difference is measurable and demonstrated not just by organic marketers, farmers or converted organic consumers but by agricultural ***** medical industry leaders who have taken up the cause of resolving this question for consumers, once and for all.

It seems that within the last few years many organizations and individuals have taken up the cause of advocating for consumer utilization ***** ***** *****. Many of these ***** and ***** seem ***** have a vested interest or at the very least a near religion ***** commitment to buying ***** eating organic foods. The mainstream *****, agricultural and biochemistry academic communities on the other h***** *****ed ***** be reluctant to conclude that organic foods were any better than non-organic *****. Current trend ***** somewhat reversed this stand as more and more research h***** come out to bolster the claims of ***** organic community ***** the potential reduced impact on the environment seen from ***** farming ***** most importantly the nutritional content ***** organic foods is indeed worthy of consumer ***** ***** ***** products even if they have to s*****mach a ***** cost difference. Addition*****lly, today's consumers are ***** finding ***** ***** difference to be even smaller ***** it was a few years ago, as availability of organic products incre*****es, distri*****ion streamlines and more organic products compete for shelf space, even in mainstream non-specialty markets.

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Works Cited

*****, Allison. "Report Confirms More Health Benefits of Organic Food." ***** Consumers Association. 2003. http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/polyphenolics031203.cfm.

Byrum's article is a review of a study conducted by Alyson Mitchell, Ph.D., a food scientist at the University ***** California, Davis, where ***** found that organic and sustainably grown ***** (foods grown with a combination of organic ***** modern agricultural practices, mostly reflecting ***** elimination of conventional herbicides and pesticides but with the use of some non-organic fertilizers) were much higher in antioxidants. Antioxidants are proven to reduce ***** incidence ***** cancer and ***** age increased diseases as ***** protect the plant from attack they also protect the body ***** oxidization, a leading cause of cell deterioration.

Lipson, Elaine Marie. The Organic Foods Sourcebook. Chicago:

Contemporary Books, 2001.

Lipson demonstrates an comprehensive knowledge ***** organic food sourcing. This is an especially helpful ***** if one lives in a community