Is Organic Food Really Better for You – Stanford Research Study Findings

This article by Mike of Natural News is worth reprinting due to the ongoing controversies over benefits of organic verses non-organic product.

Republished article follows:

Flawed organic foods study really just a media psyop to confuse the public about organics while pushing GMOs, by Mike Adams, September 4, 2012, the Health Ranger, Natural News Executive Editor

If you read the mainstream news headlines today, you might be shocked to see headlines that say things like, “Organic foods no healthier than conventional foods” or “Organic foods may not be healthier for you.” You’ll see these headlines all across the usual disinfo outlets: NPR, Associated Press, Reuters, Washington Post, WebMD and elsewhere.
The problem with these headlines is that they are flatly false. The study these news outlets are quoting actually confirms that organic foods are far healthier for you than conventional foods.

So how is the mainstream media lying about this? By fudging the facts, of course.

For starters, the “study” isn’t even a study. It was just a review of other studies. No new laboratory analysis was done whatsoever!

The “review” was conducted at Stanford University and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. You can read the abstract here:
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1355685

The study itself concludes:

• Exposure to chemical pesticides was significantly lower in organic foods (roughly 30% less than conventional foods).
• Exposure to “superbugs” in meat (antibiotic-resistant bacteria) was also significantly lower in organic foods (roughly a 33% risk difference).
• The study conclusion says, right out, that “Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.”

How the media lied

Somehow, the mainstream media took this study and then lied to their readers, claiming organic food is “no different” than conventional food. That is a flat-out lie, of course. Because it fails to mention all the following:

• GMOs are not allowed in organic foods. So GMO exposure is many orders of magnitude higher in conventional foods, where GMOs are commonplace.
• Artificial chemical sweeteners are not allowed in organic foods. But conventional foods are often sweetened with toxic chemicals such as aspartame or saccharin.
• The study completely failed to look at the use of genetically-modified bovine growth hormones (rBGH) in conventional milk versus organic milk.
• The environmental impact of conventional food production is devastating to the planet. Chemical pesticides aren’t just found in the crops; they also run off into the streams, rivers and oceans. No mainstream media article that covered this story even bothered to mention this hugely important issue — it’s one of the primary reasons to buy organic!
• The funding source of the study is listed as “None.” Does anybody really believe that? All these scientists supposedly volunteered their time and don’t get paid to engage in scientific endeavors? It’s absurd. The money for the study had to come from somewhere, and the fact that the Annals of Internal Medicine is hiding the source by listing “none” is just further evidence of scientific wrongdoing.

A total psyop to confuse the public and push GMOs

Ultimately, this study comes down to being a total psyop pushed by the mainstream media for the purpose of confusing the public and ultimately promoting GMOs.

The media’s coverage of this is pure disinfo along the lines of other health disinfo campaigns such as:

• Mercury in vaccines is actually GOOD for you and makes vaccines work better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyR2XeLjYTU
• GMOs shouldn’t be labeled on foods: it should be a huge corporate secret! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151004427426316&set=pb.35590531315….
• Flu shots are great! Take more flu shots and you’ll be protected from the flu (total disinfo, a complete lie). http://www.naturalnews.com/033998_influenza_vaccines_effectiveness.ht…
• West Nile Virus is a huge danger to everyone. Run! Run! Spray yourself with deadly chemicals to be “safe!” http://www.naturalnews.com/037039_West_Nile_virus_chemical_spraying_f…
• Vitamins are dangerous! Don’t take vitamins! They might kill you! http://www.naturalnews.com/033883_vitamins_mortality_risk.html, http://www.naturalnews.com/033893_mainstream_media_vitamins.html

Anthony Gucciardi, by the way, has published an excellent video overview of the deception regarding this issue:
http://naturalsociety.com/ridiculous-study-claims-organic-same-as-con…

OWC Editor Notes:

Learn more about Organic Raw Foods by clicking here. Organic standards are evolving. This editor expects shocking future news about certain allowable organic standards not proving truly non-toxic. Nevertheless organic farming is more sustainable, minimizes use of harmful substances, and produce where you eat the exterior are always better if organic. Items where you likely discard the exterior, such as avocados and oranges, are considered by many as not worth paying extra for organic. If you can afford to, buy and consume all organic. Otherwise, save your pennies for fruit and vegetables grown above ground and those of which you eat the exterior.