The largest study of its kind found that people who “often or always” ate organic food had about 65 percent lower levels of pesticide residues compared to those who ate the least amount of organic produce
More than 75 percent of the US population has detectable levels of organophosphate pesticides in their urine, and unless you’re a farmer, your diet is one of the most likely routes of exposure
In one previous study, organic produce had, on average, a 180 times lower pesticide content than conventional products