A short conversational video (hosted by Robert Whitfield MD) debunking common myths about organic food. The speakers state there is no evidence that organic produce is meaningfully more nutritious than non-organic, and clarify that organic farming still permits certain approved pesticides/herbicides/fungicides; they also reference the "dirty dozen" list (berries often rank high) and advise washing produce.
And so when we look at our diets and we go to the stores and we're trying to buy some, you know, fruits and vegetables, and we're trying to select the organic, you know, orange over the what's not labeled organic, like, demystify that for us in the audience. And I'm peaked here because I was at the store yesterday trying to do this myself.
Yeah. So we'll, we'll start at the most misunderstood thought about organic food in that it is more nutritious for you. And that is not the case. There is no evidence showing that vitamin C in an organic orange is different than the vitamin C in a non organic orange. Right. So eating organic foods will not necessarily make you get more nutrients or make you feel like you. It's more of a play on the environment. Now, there are some changes, and some of them are requirements in terms of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. But the second biggest myth is that organic foods are not treated with any of this. And that's completely false. There's actually a list of approved fungicides, pesticides, herbicides that are used for organic farming. And you still should wash all your produce. And there was just a report that came out about the dirty dozen. Right. And the dirty dozen, usually the berries, are loaded with the most herbicides and pesticides, fungicides.
