Health Checkup: Who Needs Organic Food?
Organic food comes with real health benefits and significant costs. TIME looks at both sides of the debate
Why Buy Organic?
Cows that produce organic milk are not treated with antibiotics or hormones; this is especially important, as drug-resistant bacteria and early-onset puberty in girls continue to be on the rise.
Price: $6.39 per gal.
Why Buy Conventional?
Cost. There's real sticker shock in paying a $3.50 premium per gallon, especially if you have milk-gulping kids in the house.
Price: $2.89 per gal.
Verdict: Go organic if you can; the extra chemistry in commercial cows is just too much.
Source: Food prices from Safeway.com
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