Part of our American culture is based on food and the way people treat themselves biologically by deciding what is acceptable to eat. Unfortunately a great portion of our society does not carefully think about the biological effects of certain foods. We live in an era of fad diets and health conscious purchases. For years people have consumed food without knowledge of how the production of what gets put on the dinner table entails. I have noticed especially over the last few years that our society has become more aware of organic farming and the nutritional effects from eating conventional foods. Controversy has sparked the question, what is organic, and is organic food biologically healthier for humans?
             Organic simply means food grown without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals. Crops are harvested without pesticides and farming techniques slightly differ from a conventional means of agriculture. Loosely people take the word "organic" into the connotation meaning of simple, healthy, and close to nature. Is that a reason why Americans are buying organic products, to be closer to nature? Whole Foods Market Inc. conducted a survey proclaiming that a little over half of the U.S. have tried organic food for quality, flavor, environmental impact, and perceived health benefits. 54% of Americans who have tried organic food believe that these products are healthier for the human body, though this is only a sample of American consumers and what they perceive.
             Scientifically studies have shown numerous results providing evidence to the very question that most Americans are concerned about, health. Dr. Weil, a medical professor at the University of Arizona has studied the nutrient values of organic foods and the effects that an organic lifestyle promotes. Organic food contains higher levels of vitamin C, antioxidants, calcium, magnesium, and iron. Antioxidants prevent damage of free radicals that can contribute to cancer,
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