5 things you may not know about organic food that will surprise you

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Organic food marketing has led to many to believe that it is superior to non-organic foods; but this is not necessarily the case. On this episode, I welcome Dr. Jess Steier and Dr. Andrea Love, hosts of The Unbiased Science Podcast. Dr. Jess has a doctorate in public health with specialization in health policy evaluation and Dr. Andrea has a phD in Immunology and microbiology. They join me to discuss: Marketing misinformation surrounding organic food The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and biases they hold in education (especially surrounding organic foods) Misconceptions about non-organic and organic foods Learn more about Dr Jessica and Dr Andrea and listen to the Unbiased Science Podcast at unbiasedscipod.com. Or follow on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube @unbiasedscipod Lucky and Me is a clothing brand styled with kids comfort in mind. So your kiddos can focus on being kids and not uncomfortable in their clothes. Check out lucky and me by visiting Luckyandme.com and use code PEDSDOCTALK15 for 15% off for all new customers. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	EWG is funded by very large donations from large organic farms like
0:06.0	Earthbound and Stonyfield and Applegate and very broadly from the scientific
0:11.3	community at large. EWG routinely misinterprets toxicological risks. They
0:17.2	overstate potential health harms and they also cherry pick studies that have
0:23.3	core scientific methodology. Welcome to the Pean's Doc Doc podcast. This show
0:28.5	success is largely due to you and the way you share the podcast with others and
0:32.3	leave reviews. So thank you so much for tuning in each week and for leaving
0:36.0	those reviews for an ever you can. I'm so grateful to have the most amazing
0:39.6	guests and the most amazing returning guests on this show to guide you in all
0:43.6	things parenting topics about child health development and parental health.
0:48.3	Today's guests are returning guests. They were on my show talking about how
0:52.3	social media has harmed public health and they're returning today. They are
0:57.2	Dr. Andrea Love who has a PhD in immunology and microbiology and Dr. Jess
1:02.0	Steyer who has a doctorate in public health with specialization in health
1:05.7	policy evaluation and they are the co-host of the Unbiased Science podcast and
1:11.1	you can also find them on Instagram at Unbiased Science and they are my one of
1:16.2	my favorite accounts sharing evidence-based information and we're talking
1:20.1	today all about five things you may not know about organic food that will
1:24.9	surprise you. Thank you so much for joining me today. Thanks so much for
1:28.4	having us. Thanks so much for having us. Yes and you know I like to always be
1:32.8	real on my show. This episode has been rescheduled probably four times due to
1:37.1	travel for them, illness for me, pregnancy stuff, childcare issues so we are
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