THE NATION, 22 MARCH, 2012

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nIURSDAY. MARCH 22,2012

NATURAL HEALTH

Organic foods: Are they safer? More nutritious? 0

ISCaVER the reAl difference between orgil"IC food~ Ind their IlIldillon.lly grown counlerpouu when It comes lonutnbOl\.AfelY and pna! ~ found only in heillth food Storel, orgllflK food IS now .. regular fe.alure OI l moSI lupermlrkels. And lluIt's creAted .. bit of .. d ilemmA In the prod~ I,sle. On one hand, you h.vlI! a conveouonlUy s rown apple On the other, you hiIove one th.Il's organIC. Both loppies .re firm, shiny and reCt 80th provide vilamuu a nd libel-, ilnd both are frft 01 fil l, sodi um And cholestero l

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n.tuul ferllHzen, .sUCh as manure or compost. to feed iOiland plants.

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Wmin& l1le word "orgAlUC" refl!f'I 10 the w.y filnTlft!; grow and plOCeSli agnculturaJ product:.. such .u 1ruIIS, vegetAbles. gfilms, dairy prooucu .nd meat Orpnk famuns p~ beeS &f"C .~e

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lion i1nd reduce pollullon fumers who grow o~ilmc produce and I1'lNt don I we ('Of\Vft'llJOI\oIJ mHhods to ferubu, control weeds or prevenllJve!ilOd,;~. For 0 Imple. nther Ihln using chei1ucaI weedlolkn, orgill\lC fannen; lI\oIy conduct ~!II> phbtnted aop rotUlOf\S and spread mulch or IfI.Inure 10 keep WC"t'ds al biroy po ' pt!ilni( ,nd ' pjlluol' mUD the WIle thiD,? No. WNi turaj " and ~ are nOI Inlerch,ngelblew tenN. You lI\oIy ~ ·nalunl and other" terms lioch iUi "aU Dltural," "fr~-rlnge" or

• Spr., imecllci(ies to reduce rats and d~

• ROlate crrgs' till, hand or mu to manage

lJ. herbicide:. manap;weecis

• G ive anmul orgamc

• Coho arumals antiblGrowth hormones and 1-ICItiOCU 10 prevent d .se.ase lind spur gro"l'ti

birds, mol~ dls-rupo r trap' to lICE' pests :md iseil wi!ftJ

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feed olnd illllow them acrr5i

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to Ihe outdoors. VenlI\emeasuresas rotitllonal grazlflg. a bal~ dIet And dean housIng - to help mmimiSf' dIS-

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' O".Inl, food "horm~free" on food 101bds The5e deicnpbOnl must be truthful but don' t confuse them WIth thr tenn ..0I'pflIC" Only foods th.il are grown and prtX'l:5St'd acmrdmg to USDA orglmc s tandards cl n be labeled orgilOlc. The ~ lSO' t yet d6u A teCft\ 1 51udy eummed the ~ 50 yean' worth of SOt'Iltine artlC~ .bool the nutnenl content of organtc and convenliONI foods 1he resurchers cooduJed that 01'garucally and convenuonally produced I'oodstuffs are rompuable m the, nulnml contenl. ~tch m thiS area Ii ongOUlg

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MMly facton mfluence the dec"Ion 10 choose orSanlC food Some people choo6e or-

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fer the taste. Yet others opt for ~: bec.;lUse of concems PestICides Convenllonal pesucic:Ies to

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teet ther crops from meNds. Insects and dlSNSoCS. When fllTI1lel'5 spray pesbOdes. this can !eave n!Sidue on producr Some people buy o rsamc food to limit thelT exposure to thbe residues. Accordms 10 the USDA.~producr , .. rrues slgnlflciintly fewer pesbOde ~duel than does conventioNI produce !-low· ever. resadues on most products - both orga ntc and nanorgamc - don't exceed government safel Y fhresholds.Pood .dditlves Ors"RlC regulatiOns billn or severely restrict the use of food .dd lh ves, proces5mg

a.tds (5Ubstanoes Used du~ pTOCl'Wllg, but flOC added dlfectly 10 food) and fOrtlfymg age-nlJ commonly used In nooorsaniC foods.. u'!eluding pre;ernlIVei" artIficW sweet;t'ne rs. colonngs .nd fbvonngs. and mOnosodIUm glutamale EnVlronmenl Some pt'Optt' buy o rganIC food for envlronmenl..l tHsons. Orgaruc famung p~11'-"5 .. re dt!SIgned 10 benefil

the enV11'OIUJ'Ii!Il1 by rOOlJClIlg poIlubo'l and ronsevmg water and soU quahty~ there downSides to bUying orSol!l"7 One common conct'Tn With

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• Use beneficial H\sects

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foods typtc;illy ~ more than do their convenhonal counter"P'lTts IIIsher prices are d~ III part. to more expensn.e fanTung ~ 8«aLbe orgillUC ffUlts and vtogetables aren'l trea ted WIth WlUes or p~..lIves. they lI\oIy spot! fasler Also, some organIC produce may loo~

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less 11..Jn perfKI - odd shillpl$ varying colors or sm.T er IIZes. 11owner. organ" hlQlCts mllSI meet Ihe Sillmt' lua lllY and liaft'ly sl"n,J.J. d5 u those of convent 01 al food:. IIJIcJfto-r

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reduct' under-five mon"hty lind Improve m.ternilll he.Jlth. Ihe ugos Sia le Tr.Jdilional MedICine BO.Jrd (LSTMB), has resta ted liS commllmc:nt to cillpaCity bu ddin g In Tr.Jdllion.Jl Birth Allendillnls (TBAs). ilImong o lhers According to its Cha lTman, Dr Bunml OmOkIndemi. lhe tr.unlflg of the pr.ctitloners win help the country: uhleve lhe Millennium Deve lopment GOoJI!. (M DCIiI Four lind F;ve Qmosemdeml. who 5pO~e a l the presenlalion of cerhfiutes 10 Ihe iluendants m I~ql, .wlld the country lacu

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Ihe CilipOllCIly In the hullh sector 10 meet lhe yearnings oJ iMhe nts. nus. he said. was why the board m.Jde Ihl! Irammg of THAs. illmong o lhen. a pnonly. 10 stn!nglhen the seclor So f.Jr . llie boud h.J5 tra,N!d I,264THAs, heoJdded We are In . country whef"e there Art' very low resources for htiliith Gift': The (ountry hAS .Jbool 30 doctors 10 100, 000 p;!IlIenl» .nd one nurse 10 100 pa llen IS. Tner~ a re .1310 I hr~ 1&bon1Dl) suenIISIS to 100, 000 paUt'fIIS. iIII\d lo.'SI IhiIIn 20 pharmillCllib to 100. 000 paUetllS With " SlatlstlCS, you Will re"lase

tha t w howe l~lUIte refor health care," ht' addt-d 1-1. u ld the prillCl1l1o nefl wer.· useful b.!c.ause m lhe cou 1I y, mOil blllhs 100" plaa .1 home. Yymg II un· der"'" red lhe need rOT yfe moth. rh\lud .nd family pia, nmg programmes 1l\ey p'fOInt te hrarih .Jnd prevenl ,Il-heilllth oi mOlher unborn baby and newborn. Om:;».·lnJt;ml added II ~ I o!.:>Cd the Llg06 Stale enmeu for th.o pasAge lInd ,,"plt'ment.. tlon of llit' Lofo Stille lIealth Sector Re )nn l.Iw (LSHSRl) 200b wh .ch. ht' added. created room for lIaJIlional medl Cln~ ,.., operilllt'

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