Sentences with phrase «pesticides than conventional foods»

There is no question that organic foods have more nutrients and fewer pesticides than conventional foods.

Not exact matches

They found adults who lived on at least an 80 per cent organic diet for a week had significantly lower organophosphate pesticide residues in their urine than those who ate a diet of conventional foods.

Pesticide residue on foods is a major concern to consumers, but some recent work has determined that organic foods may not be any safer than conventional foods.

There was a 30 percent lower risk of pesticide contamination in organic than in conventional food, but it was rare for food from either group to exceed limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, she said.

These studies have set out to prove that Organic foods have more nutrients than those foods grown with «conventional» fertilizers and pesticides.

These biodegradable particles could be the basis for reduced risk conventional pesticide products that have the potential to reduce the amount of chemicals used in plant protection by as much as 90 percent, save farmers more than 25 percent on pest - control initiatives and, in a world facing looming food shortages, help increase crop yields for more and better food.

CONVENTIONAL ANIMAL FOODS (beef, pork, poultry, milk, butter and cheese): The EPA reports that meat is contaminated with greater levels of pesticides than plant foods, as many chemicals are fat - soluble and accumulate in the fatty tissues of aniFOODS (beef, pork, poultry, milk, butter and cheese): The EPA reports that meat is contaminated with greater levels of pesticides than plant foods, as many chemicals are fat - soluble and accumulate in the fatty tissues of anifoods, as many chemicals are fat - soluble and accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals.

The researchers also found pesticide residues were three to four times more likely in conventional foods than organic ones, as organic farmers are not allowed to apply toxic, synthetic pesticides.

There are lots of food choices that you can make that are better than pesticide - laden conventional, hormone - injected factory - farmed food; today we'll concentrate on a few of the benefits and strategies for eating local.

Logically then, eating organic foods rather than conventional foods will reduce your family's exposure to pesticides.