Posted by Larry Hoover on November 20, 2002, at 19:17:17
In reply to Re: Fish Oils contain DDT and PCB's, posted by oracle on November 20, 2002, at 15:40:46
> > > Not if you are a vegan !!!!!!!
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> > I wish it was true. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
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> Since you do not know my eating habits, I think saying I am in denial is off. I can buy organic produce that is locally grown from certified organic farms. Some vegans are not stupid.I'm sorry if I offended you.
There is no food, at least none I've ever tested (including many many organic samples), nor any I've ever seen in any literature report, that is free from contamination.
The reason I mentioned persistent organic pollutants is that you need to understand that they don't stay put. The very first google hit would take you to a site that describes this.
The POPs have non-zero vapour pressure. They evaporate. Once in the air, they are free as the wind. They fall to Earth with every raindrop, and are condensed on every particle. DDT from Mexico is in your garden soil, as are PCBs from Japan, and dioxins from the incinerator in Britain. POPs are said to have high fugacity.
I do appreciate that organic practices may reduce exposures, but, according to my analyses, and those conducted by others, the differences in toxin burden are small. It just doesn't make that much difference.
Not eating animal products does protect against some of the effects of bio-accumulation. Nonetheless, your burden of toxins is not substantially different from the guy next door.
Choosing foods for the benefits they provide is more worthwhile than attempting to avoid unquantifiable and perhaps unavoidable risks from unseen contaminants, in my opinion.
poster:Larry Hoover
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