It's Official: Organic Food Is Better For You

Is there really any reason to fork over the extra cash for food that is produced organically. There is if you believe the Newcastle University researchers who recently grew fruit, vegetables and reared cattle on adjacent organic and non-organic sites across Europe. The scientists, whose study was funded by the European Union, found levels of antioxidants in milk from organic cattle were between 50% and 80% higher than normal milk. As the BBC reports, the also found that organic wheat, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, onions and lettuce had between 20% and 40% more nutrients. Read more from the BBC.

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[Rhea]

Well, thank god. I do spend a lot on it. But I heard certain fruits and vegetables do not come out differently even if grown organically. Because they are penetrated by the toxic junk we've got in the earth and air.