Eneasz comments on Organic food, conventional food - Less Wrong

7 Post author: NancyLebovitz 14 June 2012 03:25PM

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Comment author: Eneasz 14 June 2012 04:17:55PM 2 points [-]

Conventional produce is covered in a good deal of pesticides, the best way to remove them is peeling.

http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/06/pesticides_and_fruit.html

The link doesn't establish that pesticides are actually harmful, only that there's lots of them on conventional produce. However it is entertainingly written. :)

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 15 June 2012 01:01:18PM 1 point [-]

That's a shame, since the skin of fruit is often the best part - for flavor and health.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 June 2012 07:33:06PM 1 point [-]

That's what I usually say, but I mostly say it tongue-in-cheek -- the main reason I don't peel my fruit is that I can't be bothered to.

Comment author: [deleted] 19 June 2012 03:18:38PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, the nutritional profile of cucumbers or potatoes varies markedly by whether or not you consume them with skin intact...