Stanford Study Flawed: Organic Produce May Be More Nutritious After All

assertation writes "A few weeks ago an article was posted to Slashdot referring to a Stanford Study stating that organic produce, contrary to popular belief is not more nutritious. According to Mark Bitman of The New York times the Stanford study was flawed. A spelling error skewed the results as well as the study ignoring several types of nutrients."

Of course!

[Anonymous Coward]

Organic produce contains more carbon, which is a rather essential nutrient.

COME ON!

[zippo01]

I just won the argument over this with my vegan vegetarian girlfriend. Now this! Damn it, Well, I won't being getting any for awhile. good thing the .XXX search is up.

Re:COME ON!

[Anonymous Coward]

You should have known better.

There is no such thing as 'winning an argument with your girlfriend' - there is only losing and 'delayed losing'.

oh, heck!

[macbeth66]

I ain't gonna even look at these damn articles anymore. I'm gonna stick with cigarettes and chocolate cake.

And coffee.

And bacon. mmmmmm bacon.

"Elizabeth...I'm coming to join ya!"

Re:$10,000 CHALLENGE to Alexander Peter Kowalski

[Anonymous Coward]

I am intrigued and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Re:COME ON!

[Anonymous Coward]

As long as she's putting that meat in her mouth, she will get her daily dose of protein. Just remind her to swallow when it cums time.

Re:Of course!

[Vombatus]

And organic produce is easier to digest than inorganic.

Re:COME ON!

[fustakrakich]

Or he could go back to his wife

Re:Of course!

[Cryacin]

I always thought that the secret ingredient in Organic produce was copious amounts of horse shit.

Re:(Having just read TFA . . . ) Why is this here?

[lokitekone]

Are you a shill for any number of companies that sell products marked "Organic" for a pretty dramatic mark-up?

That depends.

[raehl]

In some areas of the country, bull shit is more readily available.

He can still win.

[raehl]

Next time he's getting some oral favors, he should scream, "OH MY GOD YOU'RE EATING MEAT!"

He'll have to dump her after that, but sometimes there's a price for victory.

Re:COME ON!

[dadioflex]

I expect a bunch of vegans went and "persuaded" the researchers they'd made a little mistake with their research, Tony Soprano style. Then they all had a lie down because that much activity is going to exhaust a vegan.

Re:Of course!

[ChromeAeonium]

If we're making chemistry based jokes, my favorite is organic salt [amazon.com]

Re:Of course!

[StoneyMahoney]

She's a pretty valuable research colleague - easily distracted and a bit of prima donna, but she does provide her own lab test animals and she's immune to prosecution for ethics violations.

We have a dog too. He doesn't get credit.

Re:COME ON!

[ancientt]

I think ripe fruit tends to taste better. Many small producers and farm-to-market niches are better at providing ripe produce than larger suppliers. Since the niche markets tend to also cater to people who like the word "organic" the consumers make the link between ripe tasting fruit and the process of production even when the two are not necessarily linked.

I think there was a rigorous study documented by those bastions of science, Penn & Teller. Search for "Penn & Teller: Bullshit - Organic Taste Test" and if this one is still up, you can see a clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zqe4ZV9LDs [youtube.com] . Jump to 3:40 to see my favorite part: they cut a banana in half and pretend half is organic farmed and half non-organic farmed.

[Humor disclaimer: Yes, I am speaking with tongue-in-cheek about the rigorous study and yes I do know that the referenced performers are primarily entertainers. I think they make a valid point and do so in an entertaining way but wouldn't use this bit as the foundation for your doctoral thesis.]