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    Simply avoiding certain foods can lead to an increased life span. It boils down to, do you eat any organic food? Choosing to consume organic food is one way to drastically improve your health. At first glance you may be wondering what’s the big deal, it's just food after all, and that is where you are wrong. Organic food is the way food is meant to be prepared and eaten, unfortunately due to business tactics, the food industry has gotten out of hand and most of the food available at your local grocery

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    Food is a vital element in our society’s culture and identity. In recent years, the production and consumption of food has altered considerably. In the early 1990’s, Scientists discovered the technology to engineer food, which resulted in the creation of genetically modified organisms or GMOs (1). Soon after the initial GMO crop, many agriculture companies adopted the technology. As a result, the organic movement swelled to promote a natural farming process, and depress the further use of GMOs in

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    Organic farming is the production of food without the use of synthetic chemicals or genetically modified components (Better Health, 2017). Consumers and health experts have long debated whether organic foods are more nutritious and safer than conventional food (Harvard Health, 2012). There is contradicting evidence surrounding the issue, and many choose to eat organic foods as they believe they have higher nutritional outcomes and less chemical residues than conventional foods. Others believe that

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    Why do most people prefer organic food? For starters, some people may already know that ‘organic’ is healthier, more natural and environment-friendly compared to processed food. Besides, non-organic, chemical, and conventional food is one of the major causes of poor health among adults, children, which includes cancer, obesity, and diabetes. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “organic is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced

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    Organic food is the product of a farming system which avoids the use of man-made fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. In recent years, the organic movement has expanded exponentially, and this trend shows no sign of stopping. (Consumer-Driven U.S.). However, the extra money one pays does not realistically provide the benefits it is thought to have. To begin, organic does not provide the health benefits associated with it; Lomborg states, "…there are few, if any

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    simple economic principles. The demand for organic food is still on the rise and as the years pass society becomes increasingly aware of the health benefits related to eating organically. The overarching issue with the price of organic foods is that the demand exceeds the supply of the organic food market. In the economy, specifically the Floridian organic food industry, products that are high in demand eventually become costlier because the production has to occur at a faster rate and higher volumes

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    Cernansky Organic Food

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    Organic Food “Products with multiple ingredients must contain 95 percent or more organic content.” says, Rachel Cernansky, author of Organic Food Starts to Prove Its Worth. Organic means, that the food has met guidelines set out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I think that organic foods are not worthwhile because of nutrition and price. It has been argued that organic are worthwhile because of nutrition. In paragraph 21, David Lazarus, stated, “What you’re paying for, presumably, is a

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    Millions of people shop at supermarkets across The United States. Most of these shoppers are faced with the same question, is organic food worth the extra cost? Not too many years ago all food was grown organically. Although, in the mid twentieth century many industrial farms began to use chemical fertilizers such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). DDT ran off of the fields and into streams. This contaminated water, which was harmful to the Bald Eagle and other species. DDT is the reason

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    explain the reason importance of organic and the difference of it compared to natural, and inorganic agriculture systems. Have you ever wondered why organic food cost a little bit more than regular food? We have always thought that it was healthier in some ways but it all taste the same to me. The word organic means food that it is not chemically modified, from the taste to how it’s grown there are one hundred percent no chemicals in it. When you think of organic some words that come to mind might

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    Benefits of Organic Food

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    The Benefits of Organic Food—Draft #1 Organic food, once only found in health food stores, is now a consistent element at local supermarkets. So what is the difference between a conventionally grown apple and an organic one? The answer is in the way the crop is grown and what it is and is not exposed to. In order to be labeled “organic” the farmer who grew it used renewable resources and conservation of soil and water methods. Also, organic farmers do not use conventional pesticides or weed killers

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