The o-word may not mean it's better for you
(NEWSER) - It seems to be a widespread assumption, but eating organic doesn’t necessarily equal healthy eating, writes Mark Bittman in the New York Times. Organic food consumption is soaring, but the organic label is part of a “marketing program.” To be healthy and help the planet, people should focus on consuming “real ingredients, increasingly from the plant kingdom,” whether or not they're organic, which often means expensive, Bittman argues. More»
