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1. Why are organic foods better for health?

-Organically grown food is your best way of reducing exposure to toxins used in conventional agricultural practices. The toxins include pesticides that were said to have a potential to cause cancer and metals like lead and mercury and solvents like benzene and toluene. Heavy metals damage nerve function, contributing to diseases such as multiple sclerosis and lowering IQ, and also block hemoglobin production, causing anemia. Organically grown foods have been shown to contain substantially higher levels of nutrients such as protein, vitamin C and many minerals.

-Rats fed organic food were significantly healthier than their peers given conventionally-grown produce. (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, February 2005) During the experiment, 36 rats were divided into three groups. All were given potatoes, carrots, peas, green kale, apples, rapeseed oil, and the same vitamin supplements. One group was fed organic food, another conventionally grown food with high levels of fertilizer and some pesticide, and the third group received minimally fertilized conventionally grown food.

Source:
The World's Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=faq&dbid=17#Health