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Question: Why do so many people think “all natural” is better?
I read so many questions on Yahoo Answers that go something like this:
“How can I (fill in the blank) naturally?”
Or
“What sort of all natural remedies are there for (fill in the blank)?”
A lot of people have the idea that an “all natural” product is better. Well, think about this.
Rattlesnake venom is “all natural.”
Hurricanes are “all natural.”
Earthquakes, killer bees, fire ants, smallpox, and sunburn are “all natural.”
So these are better? Scientists have worked for decades to make things better. People say “I don’t want chemicals in my food!” “I want organic, I don’t want pesticides!” “I don’t want genetically modified food!” “I don’t want preservatives in my food!”
Well, here are two facts.
1. There are more chemicals, etc. in our lives than ever before.
2. We are living longer than ever before.
Personally, I’d rather eat bug spray than eat bugs, and I’d rather eat preservatives than spoiled food.
Man has improved on nature in many, many ways. Nature doesn’t allow us to fly, but man made machines do. I could go on and on.
So is “all natural” really better?
I am very impressed with the answers I’ve received. There are some well argued points being made, and nobody descended to calling people names. This is what Yahoo Answers is for, in my opinion.
OwlBear, I’m not convinced that ADD is anything more than bad behavior, although my mind is open. Autism is certainly more widely diagnosed, but is it really more common? I don’t know.
And there’s something else about DDT. Without it, malaria-bearing mosquitoes killed more humans than DDT ever did. I’m not arguing with your overall point, just making a statement that there is more than one side to every issue.
My favorite answer so far came from Hunter, by the way. As a small breasted woman, I have to agree with you that natural is better!
Any more thoughts anybody?
Answer:
Answer by RobIsBeasty
because natural is cheaper!
Question: What exactly are the “processes” underlying “processed foods” and why is organic better?
Is it just a matter of them adding chemicals, or is there something else going on? I’d prefer to eat “natural” foods but am unclear on exactly what happens to foods when they “process” them for freezing, canning, whatever or just making “unnatural” foods like pizza rolls, etc. (I am NOT going to give up pizza rolls under any circumstances.) If there are differences for meats, vegetables, dairy etc. let me know. Thanks!
Answer:
Answer by Annette
Processed food can be as simple as cooking, or freezing such as canned or frozen vegetables. They can still be organic and frozen can still hold most of the nutrients. ORGANIC in food terms means that the raw product itself was grown without pesticides or growth hormones as in some meats–it can still be processed. There are foods that are more processed than others where edible chemicals are added and/or the processing has caused a breakdown in the natural vitamin and mineral content. A good example of processed food is ‘white flour”, where the wheat was processed to the point where all nutrients were removed and then “fortified” to insert some nutrients lost in the processing. he US federal government laxed the organic standards and a product does not have to be 100% organic to claim organic.
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