In the UK, over half of all the food purchased by consumers was organic. Choosing organic food isn’t just a fad or something new parents choose for their offspring. It is about ensuring you know what you are using in your body and reducing chemicals and pollutants from food while preserving quality. There are many benefits to choosing organic food. This post looks at some of these benefits!
Fewer Pesticides
One of the many benefits of choosing organic foods is that they are grown without pesticides. Pesticides have been linked to several health problems, including asthma, allergies, respiratory diseases and potentially learning disabilities. Choosing organic food ensures you’re not putting these chemicals in your body. You can learn more at Bellamy’s Organic Institute.
Improved Health
The health benefits of eating organic foods are so vast that it is difficult to list them all in a single blog post. But, we will touch on a few of the major ones here. For example:
- By reducing exposure to pesticides and chemicals, you lower your chances of developing chronic diseases like cancer or Parkinson’s Disease.
- Pesticides used in conventional farming may disrupt the endocrine system, leading to reproductive difficulties and endocrine disorders such as infertility or breast cancer. -Eating organic reduces your risk of developing specific allergies like asthma and hay fever.
- Eating organic may help with weight loss as many studies show that people who eat organic food have higher vitamin C and antioxidants than those who do not eat organic food.
More Nutrition
Choosing organic food will help you get a better nutritional value from your food. Some of the nutrients naturally found in organic food are destroyed by processing. But, when you choose organic foods, you will get more nutrition. For example, beef produced organically has been shown to contain higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin E. Studies have also shown that organic milk contains up to 40 per cent more conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) than non-organic milk.
Supports Climate cHange
People are concerned about climate change and want to do something about it. One of the best ways is to eat organic food. Organic farming reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% because no synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, or GMOs are used in production.
Environmental Benefits
Choosing organic food has a positive impact on the environment. Organic farms are not as extensive, and they use less water, pesticides, and fossil fuels to produce food. Choosing organic food helps reduce the number of chemicals and other pollutants entering our waterways. For example, when you spray a crop with pesticides, those chemicals can get washed off during a rainstorm and end up in rivers and streams, which are harmful to fish and plant life.
Organic farming also reduces pollution by requiring fewer fossil fuels. Fossil fuels used in traditional agriculture create pollution through burning gasoline or diesel fuel for tractors, combines or harvesters; it also pollutes through fertilisers that use natural gas or coal for energy to convert raw materials into usable products.
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