{"id":70360,"date":"2023-10-11T12:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com\/organic-food\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:48:08","slug":"organic-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com\/en\/organic-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Food"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ORGANIC FOOD[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”]
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\n\t\tIs organic food really healthier than conventional products?\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]We often hear this question, and it is certainly a legitimate one \u2013 after all, organic products are generally more expensive than conventionally farmed food. The higher price is often justified by the benefits for consumers, the environment and the farmers themselves.<\/p>\n

To come straight to the point: Yes, most organically grown food is better for our health and superior to food produced by conventional means, but there are differences, some of them considerable, as Dr. Robin Mesnage<\/a> knows. The experienced toxicologist and molecular biologist is part of the research team at Buchinger Wilhelmi and is conducting several studies on the gut microbiome. It is therefore worth taking a more differentiated look at the topic with him.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]\n\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

What speaks in favour of buying organic products?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]If you want to buy organic food, whether in a supermarket, a wholefood shop, or an organic farm shop, there are normally many different organic products to choose from: fruit and vegetables sold loosely in bulk, as well as packaged products, boxes with muesli, bars and all kinds of convenience foods. Is it all healthy, just because it is organic?<\/p>\n

Take an apple, for example: An organic apple that comes from a local farm that grows crops ecologically has more vitamins and other micronutrients than an apple that is grown conventionally. In addition, it is not contaminated with residues from chemical pesticides, or only to a minimal extent, as spot checks repeatedly confirm. This is important, because pesticides used in conventional farming can potentially be damaging to our health, especially for vulnerable populations like pregnant women and infants. Many pesticides accumulate in the fatty tissue of animals and humans, and are also often found in samples of breast milk. The more frequently you eat such chemically contaminated products, the greater the risk for your health.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”70200″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Organic fruit from a farm usually is given more time to grow and is picked ripe \u2013 a major advantage, because ripe fruit not only tastes better, it also supplies you with more vitamins, polyphenols and other plant substances that are good for your health. Unfortunately, this does not apply indiscriminately to all organic fruit, because large supermarket chains have naturally caught on to the fact that they can set higher prices and therefore earn more money with organic fruit. As a result, they have begun to invest in globalising and industrialising organic food production.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1696410741853{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ecebe5 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Organic food: What you need to know at a glance[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_column_text]\n