Comments on: Protection through nutrition

By: TikTak

TikTak — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:58:41 +0000

Yeah this is good but how hard is it to get decent organic food AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I am NOT a vegetarian guru who wants to spend hundreds of dollars to buy a bit of brocolli that is totally organic. When the local hyper-mart starts selling organic beans at a decent price I’ll buy it! Until then my body will have to put up with the malnourishment, lowered immunity, disease, and degenerative conditions such as arteriosclerosis, cancer, and arthritis that comes with unhealthy preservatives, stabilizers, and other chemical additives!!!!!!!!!!

By: JT

JT — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:33:13 +0000

Lucky for me I prefer inconvenient food anyway – lol

By: GUS

GUS — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:47:19 +0000

You missed the point – they’re saying that organic food offers some protection – not complete protection.

By: M Pierce

M Pierce — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:25:17 +0000

I don’t get it – I live in a highly polluted city where, as you state, I am exposed to significant levels of hydrocarbon emissions. How could consuming organic food possibly counteract the rubbish I am breathing in each and every day?

By: Twistie Scab

Twistie Scab — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:42:20 +0000

At least your school is trying to get better food in its cafeteria. I’m 15, we don’t have a cafeteria, we have a canteen. A typical lunch at my school consists of a piece of deep fried chicken, a packet of twisties and a handful of honey & eucalyptus lollies. Try doing athletics after that. Or even try concentrating on English or maths after that.

By: Jacob T

Jacob T — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:38:23 +0000

Buffalo, I think there is a saying that applies here. Used to be my dad’s favorite. “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink…”

By: Terrence Wetherall

Terrence Wetherall — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:15:54 +0000

The eveidence that organic food is healthier and more nutritious is no longer in question. What I find amusing is when you see a CEO of a major food company – one of the large corporates that’s been selling low quality chemically tarnished food for decades – tries to inform the public that there is no scientific evidence to support claims the that organic food is healthier. You’ve just got to love that!

By: Buffalo

Buffalo — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:40:52 +0000

I’m a college instructor who’s been trying to teach principles of nutrition for nearly three decades. The science has come a long way but a lot of the kids aren’t up for it. We trialled organic food at the cafeteria but it didn’t really catch on. Even the jocks eat rubbish. In fact they’re probably worse than the rest of us. My neighbour suffered a pretty nasty stroke last year but is now making steady recovery. He was seeing a naturopath who recommended an organic diet and lots of antioxidant supplements.

By: Mason Gall

Mason Gall — Mon, 28 May 2007 09:42:37 +0000

The data from Cynthia Curl’s 2002 study is not particularly robust. From memory, her sample populations were modest, concerns were also raised about the consistency of her biological measures and levels of within subject variance. There was a similar study conducted around the mid nineties on Finnish children and adolescents. Organophosphates etc.
I can’t locate the citation. Anyone?