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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Non-GMO? Organic? Natural? Do food ‘buzzwords’ help consumers make healthy choices?

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Picture the cereal aisle (and marvel at the fact that there is an aisle just for cereal). Next, think of the labels adorning foods on store shelves with buzzwords like natural, non-GMO, no artificial preservatives, made with real sugar, heart healthy, USDA certified organic, no high fructose corn syrup, grass fed, immune support, gluten free, cage free, fat free, free range and more.
Consumers increasingly want information about where their food comes from, conditions on farms and in factories, and health and environmental impacts, and buzzwords provide the illusion of knowledge and empowerment

Organic alternatives

Despite stubborn misconceptions, buying organic doesn’t mean that a product is better for health, pesticide-free, or is any better for the environment….

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