Why Diabetics Need To Buy Organic!
Below is an abstract (short summary) of the 2 year scientific study comparing the nutrition of organic foods versus commercially grown foods.
For diabetics, especially those who are also fighting obesity, nutrition in the smallest-calorie / carbohydrate form is essential. Why eat a pear that has half as much nutrition for the same calories, same or even more carbs?
Organic food gives double the nutrition for less than double the price, even though it is "more expensive". You are also not adding to your body's already toxic-load. This study is really food for thought!
ABSTRACT:
"Organic food has been noted in various studies as having similar nutritional value as commercial foods. These studies usually look at the dry ashed concentration and are designed for the food producer. In this study the average elemental concentration in organic foods on a fresh weight basis was found to be about twice that of commercial foods.
The difference in nutritional value of organic foods compared with commercial foods has been studied many times. These studies are intended and needed for the growers, but for the consumers interested in nutrition, what is needed? They go to a store and must choose between two potatoes or two pears. One is organic, one commercial. Each is about the same size and looks like the same variety. They need a simple, practical answer. Do the foods labeled organic have greater nutritive concentration?
Over a period of two years, foods were purchased at several stores in the western suburbs of Chicago. Apples, pears, potatoes, and corn were selected, choosing specimens of similar variety and size. Organic whole-wheat flour and wheat berries were obtained from catalogs and markets in the Chicago area. Baby foods and "Junior' foods were also included in the study.
Specimens were taken to Doctor's Data Laboratories, Inc. in West Chicago,IL for analysis of elemental concentrations.
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Are the levels of elements in food important? The 1988 Surgeon General's report on nutrition states that nutrition can play a role in the prevention of such diseases as coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. Nutritional Influences on Illness(3) cites studies that have found low levels of elements correlate with many health conditions, citing many studies which show that supplementation of these elements can reduce symptoms.
Examples include: alcoholism, allergy, cancer, candidiasis, cardiomyopathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes mellitus, fatigue, headache, hypertension, obesity, premenstrual syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis to name a few. These studies do not directly prove causation but do document correlation. The elements found to reduce symptoms are the same elements found in this study at greater concentrations in organic food.
The study has many limitations, but specimens taken over a two year period provided quite similar results. Despite the study's limitation, this suggests there are significant differences between organic and commercial food. The organic pears, apples, potatoes and wheat had, on an average, over 90% more of the nutritional elements than similar commercial food and if sweet corn levels are included, Graph 3, the average difference is over 2.5 times. "
For diabetics, especially those who are also fighting obesity, nutrition in the smallest-calorie / carbohydrate form is essential. Why eat a pear that has half as much nutrition for the same calories, same or even more carbs?
Organic food gives double the nutrition for less than double the price, even though it is "more expensive". You are also not adding to your body's already toxic-load. This study is really food for thought!
ABSTRACT:
"Organic food has been noted in various studies as having similar nutritional value as commercial foods. These studies usually look at the dry ashed concentration and are designed for the food producer. In this study the average elemental concentration in organic foods on a fresh weight basis was found to be about twice that of commercial foods.
The difference in nutritional value of organic foods compared with commercial foods has been studied many times. These studies are intended and needed for the growers, but for the consumers interested in nutrition, what is needed? They go to a store and must choose between two potatoes or two pears. One is organic, one commercial. Each is about the same size and looks like the same variety. They need a simple, practical answer. Do the foods labeled organic have greater nutritive concentration?
Over a period of two years, foods were purchased at several stores in the western suburbs of Chicago. Apples, pears, potatoes, and corn were selected, choosing specimens of similar variety and size. Organic whole-wheat flour and wheat berries were obtained from catalogs and markets in the Chicago area. Baby foods and "Junior' foods were also included in the study.
Specimens were taken to Doctor's Data Laboratories, Inc. in West Chicago,IL for analysis of elemental concentrations.
... read additionally on the link below ...
Are the levels of elements in food important? The 1988 Surgeon General's report on nutrition states that nutrition can play a role in the prevention of such diseases as coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. Nutritional Influences on Illness(3) cites studies that have found low levels of elements correlate with many health conditions, citing many studies which show that supplementation of these elements can reduce symptoms.
Examples include: alcoholism, allergy, cancer, candidiasis, cardiomyopathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes mellitus, fatigue, headache, hypertension, obesity, premenstrual syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis to name a few. These studies do not directly prove causation but do document correlation. The elements found to reduce symptoms are the same elements found in this study at greater concentrations in organic food.
The study has many limitations, but specimens taken over a two year period provided quite similar results. Despite the study's limitation, this suggests there are significant differences between organic and commercial food. The organic pears, apples, potatoes and wheat had, on an average, over 90% more of the nutritional elements than similar commercial food and if sweet corn levels are included, Graph 3, the average difference is over 2.5 times. "
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