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Articles related to organic food
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The Bitter Pill:
The Natural Logic of Health Care
It’s time to debunk the “natural is healthy and good and non-natural is unhealthy and bad” myth. |
Eureka!:
People Who Buy Organic Foods are Meaner
Does buying organic food make you more judgemental, and why is it better to fart on a plane than hold it in?
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Expert Opinion:
GM Farmer Wins Landmark Court Case in Western Australia
The Western Australian Supreme Court has dismissed an organic farmer’s claims for damages from his neighbour’s genetically-modified canola crop, which caused him to lose organic certification for more than half of his property for almost 3 years. |
Expert Opinion:
Organic Food High in Antioxidants and Low in Toxic Metals
A meta-analysis of 343 studies has found that organic crops and crop-based foods are up to 60% higher in a number of key antioxidants and 50% lower in toxic heavy metals than conventional crops. But are these results biologically meaningful? |
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Naked Skeptic:
Organic Food: What’s In It For Me?
A metastudy analyses the health benefits of eating organic foods.
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Online Feature:
WA's court verdict on GM crops is a dose of common sense
The WA Supreme Court has dismissed an organic farmer’s claims for damages from his neighbour’s genetically-modified canola crop. |
