Don’t eat organic food because you think it’s more nutritious. Eat it because it has fewer chemicals

Exactly what does it mean for food to be organic? Is it a more productive way to farm? What are the health benefits? Can I jump higher if I eat organic peaches?

Here’s an almost overwhelmingly exhaustive explainer on the organic food industry from MPH Online, a website for public health students, based on a 30-year study by the Rodale Institute, which was released in 2011.

This infographic is useful because it puts all that info in one, easy-to-read place, and explains the broader ecological benefits of organic farming.

Source: MPHOnlinenline.org/