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  Organic food: Why should you choose it? It wasn’t that long ago that organic products were relegated to specialty stores or very small sections of your favorite grocery store. Not anymore. A growing number of people see organic products as a way to choose a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their families, whether they are purchasing fruits and vegetables, meat or other products. Research shows that the seal denoting USDA Organic certification on a product will influence a majority of people’s buying decisions.* But what are the benefits of organic food and organic products? Let’s take a closer look at what organic means. What does organic mean? Official definitions of organic depend on the agency certifying something as organic. Different countries may have different definitions, but in general it means fruits, vegetables, botanicals, meat, dairy items and other products are produced in a way that is free from chemical fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, growth horm