| There has been quite a bit of talk about organic foods. | | | | you. There are some studies that have negated this |
| These are foods that are grown under different | | | | thought, but there are also those that show it's true. |
| conditions than other foods. There are certain chemical | | | | There are also organic meat products. These do not |
| products that can't be used on them. They have to be | | | | have the extra hormones that are found in your |
| handled in a certain way. The soil has to not have | | | | normal meat. Some don't like the idea of consuming |
| certain fertilizers in them. But many consider these to | | | | these hormones over a long period of time. |
| be superior for you compared to traditional agricultural | | | | There is a bit of debate over the long term effects of |
| techniques. | | | | something called genetically modified foods. Organic |
| The first reason to look at eating organic foods is | | | | foods do not have any genetic manipulation in them at |
| because you do avoid the chemicals and pesticides. | | | | all. This means you can avoid this type of food from |
| While to some this might not seem like a big deal, no | | | | coming into your body. |
| one really knows the long term health effects of eating | | | | Organic foods as a whole tend to be a more |
| food that has these chemicals on them. They could be | | | | environmentally friendlier process. Since the soil and |
| harmless but at the same time there could be some | | | | crops aren't treated with oil based products, there is |
| effects that are unknown. | | | | less effect on the environment and less products to |
| Some argue that organic food is more nutritious than | | | | ship to the growing area. Typically organic is best as |
| traditionally grown foods. The argument is that since | | | | long as the source of the products are thousands of |
| the soil is full of nutrients the produce will be better for | | | | miles away compared to traditionally grown products. |