“The idea that somehow eating organic foods is going to make you healthier, I think is just wishful thinking,” says Mark Kantor, a professor of nutrition at the University of Maryland.
He says a crop grown under organic conditions has less pesticide residue than conventionally grown crops. But he says both kinds of crops have only harmless amounts.
“There is no health advantage,” he says, adding “There's really no evidence that you are going to be any healthier in terms of pesticides.”
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