Are organic fruits and vegetables worth the extra money? You be the judge.

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Founder's Corner:

Are organic fruits and vegetables worth the extra money?

You be the judge.

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by Rich Carson ImmuneSupport.com

07-31-2007

 

Ever wonder how much pesticide is in your fruits and

vegetables? This should be of special concern to Fibromyalgia and ME-CFS

patients, whose fragile bodies are frequently overburdened with toxins.

 

The non-profit Environmental Working Group developed a

list of the 10 fruits and vegetables that are most laden with poison, as well

as the 10 that are most likely to be free of chemicals. Results were derived

from about 43,000 tests for pesticides on produce collected by the USDA and FDA

- and nearly all of the data used to create the list already consider how

people typically wash and prepare produce.

 

 

Those in the worst list are the fruits and vegetables

that would be most worth spending the extra money on to make sure they are

organic.

 

 

The 10 worst are:

1. peaches

2. apples

3. bell peppers

4. celery

5. nectarines

6. strawberries

7. cherries

8. lettuce

9. grapes (imported)

10. pears

 

 

The 10 best are:

1. onions

2. avocado

3. corn

4. pineapples

5. mango

6. peas

7. asparagus

8. kiwi

9. bananas

10. cabbage

 

 

Is it better to completely avoid the worst produce when

you can't find or

afford organic sources? Experts say that consuming fruits

and vegetables, no

matter how they are grown, is better than not eating

fruits and vegetables at

all. Still, your best bet is to spend the extra money by

buying organic

whenever possible. (To review details of the

Environmental Working Groups findings

for the 46 most commonly consumed types of produce, see

their Complete Data Set

at http://www.foodnews.org/fulldataset.php

)

 

 

 

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