From what I understand, as described by a nutritionist, “it’s a scam”
In: Chemistry
Agree with the other commenters that like in many industries, a word is used so often it has lost any significant meaning.
However, the intention of the term is to refer to the pesticides and fertilizers used in the production. Inorganic means not containing carbon, and inorganic pesticides often cannot be broken down by the body and can leach into our ground water and cause problems. This isn’t to say that all organic (carbon based) pesticides are somehow healthy, but they generally will be broken down by the environment and can be metabolized by humans.
Organic has nothing to do with GMO status. GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, and it means that basically the traits of a vegetable or whatever you are eating is the result of changing the DNA or that vegetable in a lab. GMO’s are quite common (seedless watermelons, for example) and there’s no evidence to suggest that GMO cause any health issues in humans, but we can never say for sure. Many people are also morally opposed to GMO’s because the idea of genetically modifying life is playing God in some sense, and has the potential to proliferate a trait that is harmful to humans or the environment, or damage the cells of the food we are eating.
Pretty soon we will start genetically modifying humans though, and rich people will be able to design their own babies! (Pretty fucked up IMO, but thats science!)
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