Benefits of Organic/Natural Farming
Why Buy Organic/Natural Products?
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Health concerns present a compelling reason for the rise on demand for organic/natural food products. Today we are seeing a dramatic increase in new diseases, as well as the recurrence and spread of familiar diseases once thought to be under control. There has been a rise in the spread of strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, and fresh concerns have arisen about new infectious agents of animal origin that are infecting humans, as in the case of Bovine Spongifarm Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease).
Antibiotics are used extensively by conventional farms to fight the diseases caused by overcrowding, lack of sunlight, and fresh air. This has lead to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria. To date, four resistant strains of disease causing bacteria have transmitted from animals to humans: Salmonella, Campylobacter, Enterocci, and E.coli. The antibiotic use in conventional farming is enormous. According to a recent report from the institute of Medicine, about half, or 12,000 tons, of all antibiotics produced in the U.S. each year, are used for animal husbandry. As little as 10% of these drugs are given to treat illness, the rest are used as growth promotants or to prevent disease. Direct evidence that 'antibiotic use in food producing animals results in resistant diseases in humans' was presented at a meeting of 70 health experts convened by the World Health Organization.
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