On Aug 1, 2:30 pm, "znoob" wrote:
"Fran" wrote in message

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On Aug 1, 12:17 am, "Green Lantern" wrote:





"Fran" wrote in message

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On Jul 31, 2:52 pm, "oobnz" wrote:

July 31 2009

Paying more for nothing?

Why does every green fad seem the same?

"Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food,
according to a major study published Wednesday. Researchers from the
London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher
prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits,
creating
a
global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007".

"A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the
scientific
literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no
significant
difference."

In reporting this news, The Age, otherwise known as The Daily Lentil,
interviews three locals - two organic food extremists who dismiss the
science, and one consumer advocate who wishes butchers would advertise
organic meat more conscientiously.

A bit like their global warming, coverage, actually.

Clearly, your interest in industry-driven junk science is not limited
to the issue of climate change. How drearily predictable ...

Fran

You'd do better to follow facts Flan and the facts are that organic food
has
no benefits.

If you examine the study carefully, it doesn't make that claim, and
lacks the methodology to sustain such a claim, though it was widely
reported in these terms.
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OK, so what are the benefits of organic food then komrade?

See above

BTW are you paying througfh the nose?


I'm paying a suitable price. I want to support agricultural producers
who are doing their best to look after the land they work. It's nice
that doing this results in food that keeps in good condition a little
longer, tastes better, and is free of various chemicals etc.

Fran