{"id":15118,"date":"2024-10-22T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2024-10-22T09:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:26:01","slug":"are-organic-foods-really-more-nutritious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15118","title":{"rendered":"Are Organic Foods Really More Nutritious?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Q: Buying organic can get expensive. Does the higher price tag come with health benefits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Autumn is in full swing, which means supermarket produce sections are ripe with the finest late-season fruits and vegetables \u2014 like <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/23\/well\/eat\/apples-health-benefits-recipes.html\" title>apples<\/a>, leafy greens and winter squash \u2014 and often pricier organic versions of each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If buying organic isn\u2019t in your budget this fall, experts say not to worry, as you\u2019re likely to get the same nutritional benefits from conventional foods. More important, they added, is that you follow a healthful diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1de71977\">Why are organic foods more expensive?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Department of Agriculture sets stringent guidelines for organic food producers. Certified organic produce, for instance, must be grown without the use of most synthetic pesticides and herbicides. And animal products such as meat, poultry, dairy and eggs must come from animals given year-round access to the outdoors and raised without growth hormones or antibiotics. Organic products can\u2019t use genetic engineering, either. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One reason organic foods can be more expensive than their conventional counterparts is that producing them without synthetic pesticides or herbicides <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/01\/climate\/organic-food.html\" title>requires more labor<\/a>, said Sean Svette, a dietitian and director of the nutrition and dietetics program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">An organic farmer who doesn\u2019t use a powerful weed-killing herbicide, for instance, may need to hire more workers to remove the weeds.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2521790a\">Do higher costs mean more nutrients?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/16\/well\/eat\/macros-tracking-health-benefits.html\" title>macronutrients like protein, carbohydrates and fat<\/a>, there are no differences between organic and nonorganic foods, said Lizzy Davis, an assistant professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Does the higher price tag come with health benefits?Autumn is in full swing, which means supermarket produce sections are ripe with the finest late-season fruits and vegetables \u2014 like apples, leafy greens and winter squash \u2014 and often pricier organic versions of each.If buying organic isn\u2019t in your budget this fall, experts say not to worry, as you\u2019re likely to get the same nutritional benefits from conventional foods. More important, they added, is that you follow a healthful diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables.Why are organic foods more expensive?The Department of Agriculture sets stringent guidelines for organic food producers. Certified organic produce, for instance, must be grown without the use of most synthetic pesticides and herbicides. And animal products such as meat, poultry, dairy and eggs must come from animals given year-round access to the outdoors and raised without growth hormones or antibiotics. Organic products can\u2019t use genetic engineering, either. One reason organic foods can be more expensive than their conventional counterparts is that producing them without synthetic pesticides or herbicides requires more labor, said Sean Svette, a dietitian and director of the nutrition and dietetics program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.An organic farmer who doesn\u2019t use a powerful weed-killing herbicide, for instance, may need to hire more workers to remove the weeds.Do higher costs mean more nutrients?With macronutrients like protein, carbohydrates and fat, there are no differences between organic and nonorganic foods, said Lizzy Davis, an assistant professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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