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To: epicure who wrote (199965)	9/4/2012 12:08:17 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541866

Organic Food No Better for You STUDY FINDS NO NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff newser.com Posted Sep 4, 2012 1:22 AM CDT \| Updated Sep 4, 2012 4:33 AM CDT (NEWSER) – There's no question that organic food is better for the planet, but there's no evidence that it's better for the person eating it, according to a new study. Scientists analyzed four decades of research, and found that organic meat and produce have no more nutritional value or other health benefits than conventional—and cheaper—foods, reports the New York Times. Much more pesticide residue was found in conventional fruits and vegetables, but only three of the 237 studies analyzed found residue above allowed limits. "When we began this project, we thought that there would likely be some findings that would support the superiority of organics over conventional food,” says the lead researcher. “I think we were definitely surprised." But organic food advocates say that some of the study's findings, including the higher levels of pesticide residue, validate consumers' decisions to buy organic, and note that the organic food movement started out as a way to help the environment, reports USA Today. "The health benefits really ended up being almost inadvertent, a nice fringe benefit" of sustainable farming, says a scientist at Consumers Union.

To: epicure who wrote (199965)	9/4/2012 4:28:45 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541866

Orange County, which is even south of me, is still quite conservative. Darrell Issa comes from there, just to give you an idea. Wharfy, California is a big, long state. Epicure is up toward the middle, in the part which for some reason we refer to as "Northern California," despite the fact that you still have to go hundreds of miles north of where she is to reach Oregon. San Francisco is about 2/3 of the way up. I can get to Orange County by car in about 30 to 45 minutes, depending on traffic, though why I'd want to is an open question. Epicure can't reach it at all, because she refuses to set foot in this uncivilized den of heathens we call So Cal. It's funny how very small differences seem important to Californians.