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Originally Posted by jtfrogger
But you don't feel misled when you hear the opposite without any scientific backing?
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absolutely not.
we are what we eat. plants have their own immune system to fight off pests, fungi, bacteria, pathogens and all sorts of mean stuff. when we eat the plants that produce their own resistance to these pests, we receive the benefit of all their hard work and have a stronger immune system because of it.
on the flip side, when plants are sprayed with herbicides, pesticides and all sorts of nasty stuff, they begin to shut down their natural defenses, as the chemicals are now doing that job and the plants are much less nutritious and healthy because of it. when we eat these plants, we receive much less benefit than their organic counterparts.
from my experience, 'science' is a term that has a much different meaning in food circles than it does in the laboratory.