US government will not discuss organic

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Dear Forums,

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/81773/?page=entire

The writer of this article discussed mostly

research into advantages of organic but for me it was interesting to see that

the US government will not discuss the advantages:-

“Try to get guidance from the

federal government on the potential health benefits of eating organic, and

you'll find your questions quickly and politely deflected. The US Department of

Health and Human Services will defer to its Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

FDA spokespeople will say that " organic " is a term used by the USDA,

not the FDA, and that the FDA has no policy on organics. The USDA will say that

its mandate does not extend to passing judgement on the relative safety and

nutritional benefits of organic versus conventional foods, and that the USDA's

task is simply to regulate use of the " certified organic "

label.”

Is it true to say the US government will

not take a position?

Is it also true of the UK government?

Elsewhere?

Hope you are keeping well,

All the Best

Bill Z

[Guest guest]

Dear Roxy,

I am sorry to hear about your mother’s health. I

hope she is not in too much pain and that you are able to reasonably help without

having too much stress. I hope that you have some success in altering her

damaging food intake.

Your own personal decision sounds very close to mine. I

have been vegetarian on or off all my adult life, but the way I did it was not

so healthy. So I don’t count that in my health evaluation. Last October I

started an mb diet, and in March had lost 22lbs I think nearing 30lbs now (I am

56 and retired). But more importantly I feel a lot better. I keep trying different

exercise, at the moment a Chi Gung programme but I don’t always keep them

up – much better with food than exercise.

Sadly I know there was little chance that I could eat

properly when I was working, the way stress affected my eating and lifestyle –

despite personal efforts.

I

hope next time round continues to have a better chance.

Hope

you are keeping well,

All

the Best

Bill

Z

From:

[mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Roxanne

Sent: 30 April 2008 21:56

Subject: Re: US government will not discuss organic

Bill..thanks for this... I'm going to read this

at the hospital

while my 75 year old mom has surgery to unblock her only (barely)

functional carotid artery. I'm trying to convince her to change her

diet, if not to prolong her life, at least to help her feel better.

She has so many things going on that I believe are at the very least

exacerbated by the way she eats...which is typical American cuisine.

I've lost 26 lbs since starting to live completely

macro/vegan/organic a few months ago....mostly because the intense

constant craving for subsufficient food has been eliminated. For the

first time in a long time I know I can shed this blanket of fat in

spite of the fact that I can't work my butt off in a gym or running

(although I hope to be able to do both in the future). I only wish

it hadn't taken me so long to find the secret (I'm 50), but hey, my

next incarnation is definitely looking up!

Roxy

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> Dear Forums,

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> http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/81773/?page=entire

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> The writer of this article discussed mostly research into

advantages of

> organic but for me it was interesting to see that the US

government will not

> discuss the advantages:-

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> " Try to get guidance from the federal government on the potential

health

> benefits of eating organic, and you'll find your questions quickly

and

> politely deflected. The US Department of Health and Human Services

will

> defer to its Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA spokespeople

will say

> that " organic " is a term used by the USDA, not the FDA, and that

the FDA has

> no policy on organics. The USDA will say that its mandate does not

extend to

> passing judgement on the relative safety and nutritional benefits

of organic

> versus conventional foods, and that the USDA's task is simply to

regulate

> use of the " certified organic " label. "

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>

>

> Is it true to say the US government will not take a position?

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>

>

> Is it also true of the UK government? Elsewhere?

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> Hope you are keeping well,

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>

> All the Best

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> Bill Z

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