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Summary: Some interesting info, some not
Review: Well, he opens the section on Organic Foods with "Organic food, promoted by 'political correctness' and some scientific misunderstandings..." I guess my chance for an objective view on this subject just flew out the window.He then states that organic food is more likely to harbor bacteria (8 times, although we don't have any details where that number came from) and that there are no reports of deaths due to pesticide residues so that it is obviously better to eat non-organic. Hello? Why are people dropping like flies from cancer? Pesticide residues is certainly a great place to look for answers, but here its dispensed with in a couple of pages. Next he goes on about the dangers of contaminated alfalfa sprouts, which is peripheral to the whole arguement since they are not necessarily organic. And finally, we get to hear an explanation of how naturally occurring carcinogens are more dangerous than synthetic pesticides or herbicides. In another part of the book he states that factory raised chickens are far more likely to carry salmonella than free range. That seems like something of a contradiction to me. This fellow may be a chemist, but what we are hearing are opinions. You can believe his if you want, but I'm not convinced. On the up side, I did learn that a healthy person passes wind 14 times a day, at a volume between 25 and 100 millileters on each occasion, so I'll give him 2 stars.
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