Organic Myth

My mother has been on the organic kick ever since I was diagnosed. I've been trying to persuade her to buy conventional products to no avail.

It never really made sense to me to pay the higher price for something that had no proven health advantage. I heard too many arguments noting organic food was not much different than "conventional" food in terms of health risks. In fact the term "organic" bothered me since it was so broad and could be applied to so many things. Basically I thought it was a marketing ploy, to appeal to hippies within all of us. So it was nice to read this article pointing out that we don't know if organic food is better and questioning if it is worth the price.

Yes, it makes sense, intuitively, that crops grown without pesticides should be better for us. It's appealing, politically, to think that food grown the
old-fashioned way, by rotating crops and nurturing the soil naturally, would be
superior to food that is mass-produced and chemically-saturated.
Many people feel that way. Sales of organic food and beverages have grown from $1 billion in 1990 to well over $20 billion this year, according to the Organic Trade
Association, an industry group. But the unfortunate truth is that, from a hard-nosed science point of view, it's still unclear how much better, if at all,organic food is for human health

Notice the writer uses the word "feel" to describe how people react to organic food. It's not logical, but rather shoppers depend on their feelings to justify their actions. The approach is emotional rather than rational. I'll stick to my conventional fruits and veggies. The article ends with this silly advice:
"If you can afford it, common sense, though not necessarily science, would seem to favor the organics."