Is Organic Food Better?
Although some health experts claim that organic produce is more nutritious than conventional, most scientists aren’t sure.
One reason: Studies have produced conflicting results, perhaps due to comparisons of produce grown in different locales and varying climates.
However, University of California at Davis researchers grew kiwis using both methods, i.e., organic and conventional. In addition, kiwis grew on the same farm and at the same time.
The finding: The organic kiwis contained more disease-fighting antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium, and calcium than the conventionally raised fruit.
Predictably, mother nature knows best, “Produce grown without pesticides is under more environmental stress, which causes it to produce more antioxidants naturally,” says the lead researcher, Adel Kader, Ph.D. [source: Men's Health]
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