The truth about organic food - according to science

What does "organic" food mean? And how do you know if something's organic?Of course, foods tell you if they're organic in massive letters on the packaging. And they costway more. But what makes a food organic? Is eating organic better for your health? And are thebenefits worth the expense?
Luckily, Professor Tim Spector is here today with answers. Tim is one of the world's top 100most cited scientists, a scientific co-founder of ZOE, and the author of the bestselling book Foodfor Life: The New Science of Eating Well.
Stick around until the end, and you'll also find out the answer to a question we get often: DoesTim eat organic?
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Timecodes:00:00 - Intro01:21- Quickfire round02:36 - What is organic food?03:06 - Pesticides vs insecticides08:06 - Diseases09:15 - Herbicide risks16:03 - Nutrient comparison 18:21 - Natural chemical defenses20:32 - Does Tim Eat organic food?22:15 - Foods high in chemicals25:32 - Organic and cost 26:56 - Washing food31:11 - Summary and outro
Mentioned in today’s episode: Organic food consumption and the incidence of cancer in a large prospective study of women in the United Kingdom from the British Journal of CancerAssociation of frequency of organic food consumption with cancer risk from JAMA Internal MedicineImpacts of dietary exposure to pesticides on faecal microbiome metabolism in adult twins from Environmental Health
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