A similar pattern occurs when it comes to the safety of
eating foods grown with pesticides.
However, do we really want to
eat food grown with pesticides and other chemicals that were intentionally developed to kill living organisms?
Not exact matches
With regard to health for instance, she suggests that the view should be broadened beyond the nutritional properties of organic
food for the people
eating it to also encompass the detrimental effects of
pesticide use on both the people
eating and those
growing our
food.
As
with views about the safety of
eating GM
foods, those
with more education are more likely than those
with less schooling to say that
foods grown with pesticides are safe to
eat.
When bad
eating habits are combined
with foods that may be genetically modified, sprayed
with pesticides,
grown in poor soil, processed and packaged, or all of the above, the results can be severe over time.
First, as you know, the main aspect that most people talk about in the organic vs conventional
food debate is simply whether the
food in question was
grown with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers, and whether that
food contains
pesticide / herbicide residues in or on the actual
food when you
eat it.
That means saying goodbye to
food that comes from factory farms (if you
eat animal products), conventional produce that is laced
with pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and other harmful chemicals like Glyphosate, and choosing
food that is
grown and raised in a healthy, happy, sustainable way.
If you are beginning to
eat more raw fruits and vegetables, make sure to buy only organic or locally
grown, as many of the toxins present in non-organic
foods, such as
pesticides, will not be eliminated
with raw
eating.
Foods today are typically
grown with the use of
pesticides and chemically derived fertilizers and unless you
eat organic
foods, you and your children are taking in those toxic chemicals.
No matter how AAAS members are categorized, their views starkly differ from the public's on key scientific issues such as global warming and its causes, human evolution, vaccination strategies and the safety of
eating genetically modified
foods or
foods grown with pesticides.
As
with views about the safety of
eating GM
foods, those
with more education are more likely than those
with less schooling to say that
foods grown with pesticides are safe to
eat.