Unexpected results of organic

Unexpected results of organic

"Do you buy organic? " Spouse you are standing in front of fruits and vegetable section of the supermarket for shopping some fruits and vegetables. Which one buy the standard product or do you buy organic?

In supermarkets, organic food or organic food products is around 30% to 50% more expensive than inorganic food or inorganic food products. So it's like buying 2 apples almost similar price of 3 standard produce apples. But maybe you are worried about the pesticide side effects or the nutritional value and you buy each apple.


Over the last few years, organic products have become increasingly popular throughout the world. Now there is not just a fad in wealthy communities, middle and low-income families are increasing fast towards organic products. People have started looking at organic alternatives as a healthy alternative, and have stigmatized traditional produce as less healthy or worse for their family.

But is actually organic healthier? While there are many valuable reasons for buying organic food or organic food products, such as sustainability and animal welfare, health cannot be one of them.

Choosing to buy only two organic apples instead of three inorganic ones is a bad decision for your health and the health of your family. Because fruits and vegetables are more important than just eating organic in your life. If the consumer consumes fewer fruits and vegetables because of the fear of inorganic produce, then public health will suffer. Compared to conversational produce, organic products do not provide more nutritional benefits to consumers. A recent study found very little difference in health benefits between organic and conventional. Research Fund that if we leave just one apple every 10 years because we become organic, then we are worse off.

As a result of the public movement towards organic, there has been more hesitation and negative attitude towards traditional production. Fear of traditional product and increased prices of organic food and products can cause some low-income consumers to buy lesser fruits and vegetables.

Researchers found that low-income shoppers or consumers think that organic is with no pesticides and conventional is with pesticides. But they less likely to buy organic products because of higher prices. After learning about organic, inorganic and pesticide residues on the food or food products, the participants said that they were "less likely" to buy any fruits and vegetables. These results mean that organic products can harm the health of our community by discouraging people from consuming more affordable, traditional fruits and vegetables.

Regardless of the myths, organic products are grown with pesticides, but with different from traditional insecticides. These pesticides have not been shown to be less harmful to human health. We do not know the long-term effects of organic v/s conventional pesticides on human health. While consumption of organic food can reduce the risk of pesticide exposure, it is actually the best way to avoid consuming unhealthy quantities of pesticides that you thoroughly wash all your produce well, not by switching organic produce.

Whether you have the means to buy organic products or not, there is a need to make changes in the statements about traditional food items. Traditional fruits and vegetables are an excellent source of nutrition for families equally. The biggest risk to our community's health is not in pesticide residues on traditional products but fails to eat fruits and vegetables.