What can be dangerous organic products
'09.05.2021'
Source: Rambler
The demand for organic food is growing, despite the fact that it is more expensive than usual. We will talk about how useful such products really are, and why you should not get involved in them.
We will deal with the definition. Vegetables, fruits and meat are considered organic if they are obtained without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, antibiotics and growth hormones. This inspires healthy lifestyle adherents and environmentalists, but in fact, not everything is so rosy, writes Rambler.
First, pesticides are also used in organic farming, only natural ones. Moreover, some of them are initially part of certain plants - caffeine (alkaloid), solanine (poisonous glycoside), psoralen. Plants produce toxins to protect themselves from pests. And they are no less dangerous than synthetic pesticides.
Moreover, biochemical tests (studies by Bruce Emes) showed that natural and artificial pesticides have an equally positive reaction to cancer.
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That is, the habit of thoroughly washing vegetables and fruits brings much more benefit than the fact that it was treated with natural or synthetic poison.
It should be understood that fruits with hard peels are in any case better protected from pesticides than with soft ones. Therefore, for example, do not overpay for organic oranges and tangerines. It is better to buy berries or greens with the corresponding sign.
Secondly, there is no convincing evidence of the exceptional benefits of organic food for adults. That is, in general, it affects no better than usual. But the children's body does not cope effectively with the effects of pesticides, so it makes sense to include organic products in the child’s nutrition.
However, the contradictions of organic food do not end there.
Firstly, one hundred percent confidence in the natural origin of food will give only your own garden and garden. Otherwise, everything depends on the honesty and professionalism of the farmer. And there is no guarantee that his garden and pasture are not located near the railway, highway or harmful production. And that means that his products will be organic only conditionally. After all, everything is connected in an ecosystem - soil, water, air. Hence — creating a sterile field in a vacuum is simply impossible.
Rains and groundwater are the same everywhere and they cannot be called clean.
In addition, synthetic pesticides can get into the fruit during transportation if they are transported together with conventional ones. It is one hundred percent impossible to control.
Secondly, not only pesticides, but also pathogenic bacteria are dangerous to health. And organic fruits and grains are not protected from them without processing by modern means.
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As for meat without antibiotics and anthelmintic drugs, some animal diseases are completely transmitted to humans. And here the risk of infection is higher, if only because large enterprises have stricter control over the state of animals than private enterprises.
Therefore, choosing organic products in the store, do not forget that this is not a panacea for all diseases, and do not succumb to marketing tricks. Indeed, behind organic farming there are companies interested in increased profits. And people are always ready to pay for premium content with the illusion of complete healing.
