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Is Organic Really Better? Healthy Food or Trendy Scam?

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet scienceEnvironment, agriculture & food systems

What it is

A Kurzgesagt explainer asking whether organic food is really healthier or better for the environment. It defines what organic means and looks at pesticide use, nutrition and environmental impact, with sources.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a sourced overview of what organic means and how it compares on pesticides and nutrition.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Kurzgesagt has a pretty great video[0] about organic food, and goes a little bit into what the definition of "organic" means.”

    Explains what organic means and pesticide use, with cited sources.

    jedimastert, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “Glyphosate in Organic Hydroponic Food Production”

  2. “Here is a good video about it”

    Organic food doesn't have significantly fewer pesticides.

    dnate, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most polluted fruit and veg products”

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Topics: organic, agriculture, pesticides, nutrition, kurzgesagt

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